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- From: reginald.hirsch@yob.sccsi.com (Reginald Hirsch)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: RE: PRONUNCIATION OF ZYXE
- Message-ID: <6690.212.uupcb@yob.sccsi.com>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 21:00:00 GMT
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- Reply-To: reginald.hirsch@yob.sccsi.com (Reginald Hirsch)
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- TO: rstory@elegant.com (Robert Story)
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- -> > As if the X were an S and began the second syllable: Zi'-sell
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- That's ok according to the New York Times - gigabyte is pronounced
- jigga-byte as "giga" is derived from giant.
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