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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
Technical Author andrews -at- harlequin -dot- com
