It's Pronounced "JIF" Not "GIF." Inventor Reminds Us How It's Pronounced
In 1987, Steve Wilhite created the GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format). Sixteen years later, he accepted a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards, using a GIF for his acceptance speech to confirm, once and for all, that it's pronounced "JIF."
The Abbreviation "OMG" Is Much Older Than You Think
Turns out that the abbreviation "OMG" has some rather distinguished roots within the 1917 Royal Navy, instead of every teenage girl's immediate reaction to any sort of situation.