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Scripps Spelling Bee 2021: Zaila Avant-garde Wins
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Zaila Avant-garde, the winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.Credit.Scott McIntyre for The New York Times
The last few words were rattled off in a swift spelling duel, with only two finalists still on the stage, Chaitra Thummala and Zaila Avant-garde.
First was
fewtrils (things of little value), which Chaitra, a 12-year-old who just finished sixth grade in San Francisco, got right. Then
retene (a chemical isolated especially from pine tar, rosin oil and various fossil resins but usually prepared from abietic acid), which Zaila got right. And finally
How do you pronounce GIF ?
Jif with soft G sound (like the word gin)
Gif with a hard G sound (like the word gift)
First called Jif but some say Gif
First called Gif but some say Jif
Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. Correct Answer: First called Jif but some say Gif
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The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) was developed in 1987 by ISP CompuServe employee Steve Wilhite who insisted at the 2013 Webby Award show that the format was always intended to be pronounced as Jif with a soft G as an attempt to play on the branding of American peanut butter brand Jif a gimmick that went as far as CompuServe workers saying choosy developers choose GIF.
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