President Obama pronounces "GIF" with a hard "g" (i.e. incorrectly), according to a video released by the White House late last night. While meeting with Tumblr founder David Karp on Wednesday, the ...

Another piece of evidence is the White House transcript of Obama's speech. It says "wreaked." It would seem that Obama chose the short- e pronunciation. Some writers make the mistake of writing "wreck ...

Some writers make the mistake of writing "wreck" when they mean "wreak." That may be because they, like Obama, pronounce it that way. He might have been better served -- and avoided criticism -- by ...