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Article #7200Re: Pronunciation of giga
From: Andy Smith
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 07:43
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 07:43
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In article <17660104@hpfcdj.HP.COM> myers@hpfcdj.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:
>>What is the accepted standard pronunciation of the prefix "giga"? Is
>>it jig'@ or gig'@?
>
>Both are in use, but I believe that "jiga" is regarded as the more "correct."
>
In the Oxford English dictionary Giga is the only correct version, Jiga is
not even listed (Jigger is a no. 4 golf club).
"America and England are two countries seperated by a common language."
T. Hardy.
Andy
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