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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's pronounced "Piff Es" for anyone wondering

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Idk if it's irony, but the real pronounce is probably /paɪ ɛf-ɛs/ (english)
or /'pi fs/ in every other language that reads ~~letters as they are written~~ normally

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

I think it's akin to ‘GIF is pronounced ziph’

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Nice datpiff.com