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giancarlostoro • yesterday at 1:33 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

It's the same as GIS, you wouldn't say jizz now would you?

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DoctorOW • yesterday at 1:48 PM

I absolutely do, every single time it comes up.

ziml77 • yesterday at 2:33 PM

I hadn't thought about how to pronounce GIS, but do you have a problem with the pronunciation of the Japanese Industrial Standards: JIS?

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dijksterhuis • yesterday at 2:07 PM

i am absolutely going to from now on

kevin_thibedeau • yesterday at 1:55 PM

The developer of the format declared the pronunciation 30+ years ago. It has always been jif.

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notabotiswear • yesterday at 1:40 PM

I take it that you haven’t met the Arcgees people…

pardon_me • yesterday at 2:02 PM

How do you pronounce giraffe?

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