[sdiy] I can't decide....

[harrybissell]

The time has come to end this silly and superfluous thread and get back
to the burning issues of today's diy...

like... does it sound like a cow does... or rhyme with "rogue" ???   :^P

H^) harry   (sing.. you sat tomato and I say...)

Colin f wrote:

> > isn't "jig-a-watts" just another pronounciation of "gig-a-watts"?
>
> It isn't 'another' pronunciation, it's the correct pronunciation.
> The prefix comes from gigas, the same root as the word giant comes from,
> which isn't pronounced 'guy-ant' by anyone I know.
> Just about everyone says giga wrong though, which means it has become the
> de-facto pronuncation, and if you say it right, people will 'correct' you.
> As this thread proves. ;-)
>
> Colin f