Mark,
Doc Brown was using the preferred pronunciation (see: American Heritage
Dictionary). The hard "g" mis-pronunciation is deemed acceptable because it is
so commonly used. As usual, if enough
people are wrong, they become right--or at least also right.
Ray
Mark Noeltner wrote:
> Yeah, Either Doc Brown couldn't pronounce Giga, or he was using some
> heretofore unknown prefix, the Jiga. I figure Jiga is a Really, Really Big
> Number. :)
>
> Mark N
> owner of an '81 DeLorean - anybody know where I can get a Flux Capacitor
> and a Mr Fusion?
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