GIFs are one of the most popular things on the net. They allow you to capture just a few frames of action and send them into a permanent loop of hilarity that will live on through Reddit and Tumblr forever. Who knew that almost everyone was calling them by the wrong name?

“At the Webby’s last night, Steve Wilhite, inventor of the Graphics Interchange Format let everyone know, once again, that it’s pronounced with a “J” sound, not a “G” sound. “