I use the pronunciation jif too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_GIF

My reason is that I prefer soft g sound when it is followed by a soft vowel I or E. This is the rule used in Latin languages such as Spanish.

Jandalf is funny but doesn’t make sense to me because “a” is a hard vowel with respect to affecting the sound of a preceding “g”.

So I was surprised when I played Elden Ring and saw the Gaols, which is apparently an old English spelling for “jail” and pronounced jail.

It’s all nicely confusing.

I like how Riker is sitting. I think it qualifies as manspreading.