Whether it's business or marketing definitions, or even design terminology, there's always at least one that "catches you out".
You don't want to look foolish so you proceed to offer every possible pronunciation - our office favourite being meme (as in "me-me", "meh-may", "mee-may" or as it should be, "mee-m") - making things awkward for everyone.
Have no fear though, as you're most certainly not alone!
Meme
As UK reality star Gemma Collins found out the hard way, meme is pronounced "mee-m", which rhymes with cream, team and beam.
We've all been in that conversation where someone comes out with outrageous version of the word - "me-me" anyone?
Thank you for all your memes I LOVE you all 💖💖💖💖💖💖 pic.twitter.com/GwgnsWTYPS
— Gemma Collins (@missgemcollins) August 25, 2017
GIF
For years the world has debated passionately about the right and wrong way to saying this, but the creator of the term GIF, Steve Wilhite, has recently set us all straight.
“The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.”
Source: NY Times
Having personally argued this typically unpopular opinion, it was nice confirmation for me, but with the universally popular pronunciation being "gif" (like "gift"), the debate rages on in spite of Wilhite stepping in...
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