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the inventor of gifs clearly stated it was pronounced "jif" like the peanut butter.
"jif" is therefore more accurate.
If the inventer of bridges told you you were supposed to jump off them, would you?
No, but I would acknowledge that the bridge was designed for jumping off of it
Similarly, we can recognise that the gif creator intended for it to be said jif, and also not use that pronunciation because it's dumb, and we hate it.
See? It works both ways.
If a person intentionally mispronounced your name because they thought it was dumb would you consider it rude?
No? Because I don't give a shit?
A name is just a label. A sound or set of symbols in an order that inspires the concept of that thing in someone else. In the case of someone's name, mispronouncing my name either has one of two consequences: 1. I don't hear it. My ear is keen on people saying my name (the way it's normally said), so if your pronunciation is too far off from how my name is normally said, my ear may not "hear" it, thinking you're taking to someone else and I will more or less ignore that you've "said my name".... OR, when you address me with the wrong pronunciation, I will recognise that the sounds you've chosen to use for me, while not typically the sounds associated with the concept of my self, are indeed referring to the same thing.
I comprehend what you mean, and that's the important bit. The letters/sounds used are secondary to the point effectively being understood.
I've been called by all kinds of names, plenty that sound like mine, there's a very common name that starts with a J that sounds like mine that I've gotten a lot, and I've even been called by completely different names, and I generally could not give less of a shit about it. Unless the speaker is a friend, or someone I care enough about to value their opinion, then why would I care?