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What general public? I’ve heard it pronounced both ways often by many people. There is no agreed way to pronounce it. Even the dictionary recognizes both ways. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GIF
so you agree then that one person doesn't get to decide what the pronunciation is, and there is no "official" way to say it (although, the majority of people use the hard g - source)
lol, no, I’m saying pop culture hasn’t decided yet, silly.
I just find the weirdos who forget soft G’s exist ridiculous.