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

[Scott Gravenhorst]

>Colin f wrote:
>
>> > isn't "jig-a-watts" just another pronounciation of "gig-a-watts"?

If a dictionary is any authority, then yes, it is another pronunciation, both
are considered correct, but in fact, the soft G is the preferred.  Whether
this occurred because of some evolution or because of the general public
being lazy/stupid, it is now a fact.

>> 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


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