Wikipedia

3709 readers

86 users here now

A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.

Rules:

Only links to Wikipedia permitted
Please stick to the format "Article Title (other descriptive text/editorialization)"
Tick the NSFW box for submissions with inappropriate thumbnails
On Casual Tuesdays, we allow submissions from wikis other than Wikipedia.

Recommended:

If possible, when submitting please delete the "m." from "en.m.wikipedia.org". This will ensure people clicking from desktop will get the full Wikipedia website.
Use the search box to see if someone has previously submitted an article. Some apps will also notify you if you are resubmitting an article previously shared on Lemmy.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Pronunciation of GIF (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

94 comments fedilink hide all child comments

No, acronyms don't work that way

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hard G club

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Who is bringing drinks to next week’s meeting by the way?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Sven is on drink duty

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seriously. I will not conflate an image format with a brand of peanut butter.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I gust hate how jif sounds. The hard G sounds proper.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Because it IS proper.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Warren in a top hat & cravat.