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by gred 365 days ago
That makes two image format names which I will refuse to pronounce correctly (the other being GIF [1]).

[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif

2 comments

The only logic I ever hear for using a hard G is because that's how Graphics is said. Yet I never hear people saying jay-feg.
Also "gift".
As with all other pronunciations the real reason is because it sounds better (more correct) to most people.
How do you pronounce PNG?
Pee En Gee
I used to call them Nogs claiming the P was silent.

People believed me. Still funny.

P&G, stands for Pee & Gloat.
Portable & Graphical
"Pong". Hate me, I don't care.