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		Someone1234 on Feb 5, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Nod... It is, but everyone hates that and has no idea how to say it.

mech422 on Feb 5, 2025 | [–]

LOL - fair enough. Always sounded like a skin condition to me.. (I'm not a JS programmer though)

probably_wrong on Feb 5, 2025 | | [–]

I'm so glad we're all in agreement regarding how to say "gif".

throwfgtpwd234 on Feb 5, 2025 | | [–]

gift without t. ;)

WorldMaker on Feb 5, 2025 | | | [–]

Which was the original spelling of that word in Old English, which is why I've come to prefer the Old English pronunciation for gif: HYEEF.

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