Re: Pronouncing "gigabyte"; TAKE A STAND!

Subject: Re: Pronouncing "gigabyte"; TAKE A STAND!
From: Andrew Shires <andrews -at- HARLEQUIN -dot- CO -dot- UK>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 19:09:09 GMT

Don M Chaffee writes:

> Ever hear of giants? or gigantic? Same root. Same rule. Many Greek roots
> were romanized; gig- was one of many. I've checked a dozen or more
> dictionaries. There is absolutely no giustification for "ghigabyte."

What, like usage? Oh! :-)


Andrew Shires andrews -at- harlequin -dot- co -dot- uk
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