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  1. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  2. From: fred@genesis.demon.co.uk (Lawrence Kirby)
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!genesis.demon.co.uk!fred
  4. Subject: PRONUNCIATION OF ZYXE 
  5. Distribution: world
  6. References: <6690.212.uupcb@yob.sccsi.com>
  7. Organization: BT
  8. Lines: 20
  9. Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:33:35 +0000
  10. Message-ID: <725589215snx@genesis.demon.co.uk>
  11. Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk
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  14. In article <6690.212.uupcb@yob.sccsi.com> reginald.hirsch@yob.sccsi.com writes:
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  17. >TO: rstory@elegant.com (Robert Story)
  18. >
  19. >-> >   As if the X were an S and began the second syllable:  Zi'-sell
  20. >
  21. >
  22. >  That's ok according to the New York Times - gigabyte is pronounced
  23. >jigga-byte as "giga" is derived from giant.
  24. >                                
  25.  
  26. They were nearly right - it comes from the ancient Greek 'gigas' which means
  27. giant, which means it ought to be pronounced as in 'giggle'.
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  30. Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
  31. Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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