How do you pronounce GB?


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It's correctly pronounced either way.

When Doctor Emmet Brown was taking about one hundred and twenty one jigawatts, he was really talking about gigawatts. Both are pronounced correctly. I believe it is more common now to use the G sound as opposed to the J sound, but either is correct.

It's correctly pronounced either way.

When Doctor Emmet Brown was taking about one hundred and twenty one jigawatts, he was really talking about gigawatts. Both are pronounced correctly. I believe it is more common now to use the G sound as opposed to the J sound, but either is correct.

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This guy is from a movie called "Back to the Future" Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is American dictionary and as we all know Americans still can not speak the English language properly or correctly!! Let's ask Marty McFly!! "Jigawatts! Doc, What the Hell is a Jigawatt?" Please, spare me! :rolleyes:

lol @ toejam and lol @ semifamous for that rediculas answer (it was a joke in the film).

Giga-Byte / Gi-Ga-Byte / Gig-A-Byte

With a capital G, not a J in sight.

Thanks for telling me that "The Cub", if you read my post just above "semifamous" you will see that I am aware of the fact that there is no J in the word GIGA and also if you read my previous post you will also notice my answer is not "rediculas" (Proper spelling: Ridiculous!!!) I was basically also telling him that he was being ridiculous with the explanation that he gave!! What were you reading, the last post only?? :huh: :whistle:

Correct pronounciation:

http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sh...03/B0380500.mp3

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It would appear that Encarta can't get its story straight...

SO WHY THEY DONT CHANGE ALPHABITISM PRONOUCATION to the new generation : transforming the G to a G pronouction not a J something like :

G >>> Gee

J >>> Jee

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cuz phoenetically, Gee would be the sound in 'Geese' which is not how the letter is pronounce on its own.

Lots of languages have little quirks like this, where depending on the position of a letter and/or the letters that preceed/follow it, the sound it makes will change.

In ENGLISH, you know, that language you are butchering, it is what it is.  Learn it or don't use it, and certainly don't get all ****y because you are wrong and start saying the English language needs to be changed.

OK.    :no:

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I) As in the 'Beta' thread, I guess I must bring up (though it was already mentioned in this thread) that the prefix GIGA is from Greek. Therefore, the PROPER pronunciation would be immitative of Greek.

II) English will change whether YOU like it or not. It has been changing for the past c. 1400 years, and it will continue to do so for as-long as it isnt in the 'static' language category along with Latin.

That being said, I say 'gihgah-bite' because thats the way I have always heard it said, and therefore is the way that sounds 'least stupid' to my ears.

All my room-mates, who are Turkish, say 'jiga' and every time I hear it my brain goes 'ARGH wouldja STOP!?'

Edited by Scudworth

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book...igawatt&x=0&y=0

From http://www.bigwaste.com/bttf/twin_pines_mall.shtml

The prefix giga- is from the Greek gigas, meaning "giant." In English, it's a scientific prefix meaning "billion." And its pronunciation is acceptable beginning with either a G sound or a J sound. Check a nice, thick dictionary if you don't believe me. In fact, many individuals who have worked with computers and electronics for the last several decades will confirm that they used to pronounce gigabyte as "jigabyte." A few still do. (Geek check: When Sam leaps home in Quantum Leap and speaks with Ziggy, Ziggy also pronounces it "jigabyte.")

So, Doc prefers the more antiquated, but still correct, pronunciation of...anyone? That's right ? gigawatts. But, enough of the orthography and orthoepy (there's a couple of two-dollar words for ya), let's move on...

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book...igabyte&x=0&y=0

Check out Sound Clip number 1.

Then Sound Clip number 2.

They are both correct.

I hate it when people argue their points without any proof to back it up.

And since someone doesn't like Merriam Webster, we'll go with the Oxford version:

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/gigabyte?view=uk

They're *still* both right.

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