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Article #7307Re: Pronounciation of giga
From: Andy Smith
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 13:09
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 13:09
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In article <1134.26F1073A@ofa123.fidonet.org> rick@ofa123.fidonet.org (Rick Ellis) writes:
>On <Sep 10 14:44> Jeff DePolo writes:
>
> JD> Is it jig'@ or gig'@?
I Have only ever heard Giga pronounced Jiga in 'Back to the Future'. Over
here it is pronounced giga (by all I have met). However the pronounciation
is a colloquialism and so although it may sound strange to me, it will be
common place to others.
If there is a correct pronounciation, I would have expected it to be:-
gi'ga pref. denoting factor of 10^9 (gigametre). [f. Gk gigas giant]
as in the Oxford English Dictionary, which usually closely follows the
English language.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!asmith From: asmith@acorn.co.uk (Andy Smith) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Pronounciation of giga Message-ID: <3145@acorn.co.uk> Date: 17 Sep 90 13:09:46 GMT References: <1134.26F1073A@ofa123.fidonet.org> Sender: asmith@acorn.co.uk Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England Lines: 17