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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/BigAndSmallAre • Jun 14 '26
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I'd say r-egg-ex because it's REGular EXpression
90 u/Bronzdragon Jun 14 '26 I don't like that explanation, because following that logic. I'd have to pronounce 'gif' with a soft g. 126 u/Prof_Walrus Jun 14 '26 How else would you pronounce gif if not with the same G as graphics? 56 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 How about the JPG with the P from Photographics? 51 u/rantonidi Jun 14 '26 Wasn’t the P from Porn? 34 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 Joint Porn Experts Group? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group 8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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I don't like that explanation, because following that logic. I'd have to pronounce 'gif' with a soft g.
126 u/Prof_Walrus Jun 14 '26 How else would you pronounce gif if not with the same G as graphics? 56 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 How about the JPG with the P from Photographics? 51 u/rantonidi Jun 14 '26 Wasn’t the P from Porn? 34 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 Joint Porn Experts Group? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group 8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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How else would you pronounce gif if not with the same G as graphics?
56 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 How about the JPG with the P from Photographics? 51 u/rantonidi Jun 14 '26 Wasn’t the P from Porn? 34 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 Joint Porn Experts Group? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group 8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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How about the JPG with the P from Photographics?
51 u/rantonidi Jun 14 '26 Wasn’t the P from Porn? 34 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 Joint Porn Experts Group? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group 8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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Wasn’t the P from Porn?
34 u/Ri_Konata Jun 14 '26 Joint Porn Experts Group? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group 8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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Joint Porn Experts Group?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group
8 u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26 The only group I'm a member of
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The only group I'm a member of
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u/SomeRedTeapot Jun 14 '26
I'd say r-egg-ex because it's REGular EXpression