The Great Vi Controversy

[Shankar Unni]

> Perhaps a better way to tell a wizard is from the way he/she pronounces
> "gigabyte." If a person pronounces it with a *soft* "g" (as in gigantic)
> that person knows what he/she's talking about.
>  
> Every dictionary in the universe says that a soft g is preferred/correct.

Nope. Both hard and soft are listed as acceptable pronunciations. The hard
"g" is far more prevalent in my opinion. I don't know how many wizards
*you* know: most of the ones *I* know say it with a hard "g".

Did you learn your pronunciation from a computer, by any chance?
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Shankar.