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Article #7194Re: Pronunciation of giga
From: Larry Setlow
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 15:52
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 15:52
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In article <4474@qip.UUCP> john@qip.UUCP (John Moore) writes: In the computer biz, I have always heard the term pronounced Giga. My father, a EE professor, insists it is pronounced "jiga" - apparently in the radar world where he works, that is the normal pronounciaiion. That's interesting; in the radar world where I work, I (and everybody I've asked over the years) haven't heard more than two people use the soft g. Which is to say, everybody I've encountered in the radar profession (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean) pronounces it 'giga'.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!milton!cpac.washington.edu!pjt From: pjt@cpac.washington.edu (Larry Setlow) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Pronunciation of giga Message-ID: <PJT.90Sep12085241@dharma.cpac.washington.edu> Date: 12 Sep 90 15:52:41 GMT References: <29352@netnews.upenn.edu> <1990Sep10.191224.18193@sj.ate.slb.com> <4474@qip.UUCP> Sender: news@milton.u.washington.edu Organization: Center for Process Analytical Chemistry, U of Wash, Seattle Lines: 10 In-reply-to: john@qip.UUCP's message of 11 Sep 90 05:47:57 GMT