it’s an acronym (as opposed to initialisms, which are not pronounced as a single word). There is no rule on pronunciation.
scuba
nato
laser
We don’t do this for any other acronym. There is no rule about the pronunciation. It’s arbitrary. The creator chose “jif”, so that’s the “canonical” one.
Honestly have never understood the gif debate. Words sometimes have multiple pronunciations. They’re both fine.
it’s an acronym (as opposed to initialisms, which are not pronounced as a single word). There is no rule on pronunciation.
scuba nato laser
We don’t do this for any other acronym. There is no rule about the pronunciation. It’s arbitrary. The creator chose “jif”, so that’s the “canonical” one.