The Great Vi Controversy

Richard J Cox maujt at warwick.ac.uk
Wed Oct 25 19:57:48 AEST 1989


In article <2511 at munnari.oz.au> ok at cs.mu.oz.au (Richard O'Keefe) writes:
>In article <49631 at oliveb.olivetti.com>, swirsky at olivee.olivetti.com (Robert Swirsky) writes:
>[says that wizards pronounce "gigabyte" with a soft g"]
>> Every dictionary in the universe says that a soft g is preferred/correct.
>
>The Concise Oxford says that both hard and soft are allowed.
>
>Never occurred to me that gamma-iota-gamma-alpha might come across with a
>soft g; must keep an ear out for it and maybe I'll hear it some day.

The Colins English (2nd ed) says hard g, as in 'gig'.

- RC

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