Re: [SURVPC] .GIF correct pronounciation?

[Marc D. Williams]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 09:44:02AM -0500, Pete Rickard wrote:
>
> I read somewhere that "gigabyte" should also be pronounced with a
> SOFT "g", since "giga" is the root of the word "gigantic", for example.
> But nearly everyone I know attacks "giga" with a HARD "g"...   ;-)
>
Yeah, the "jigabyte" pronounciation is mentioned in my (now at least ten
years old) copy of `Upgrading and Repairing PCs' book.

You'll be hard-pressed to get anyone to use that pronunciation though. :-)

Marc

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