Jumping Jigowatts!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Actually, we looked it up last night after CoasterMatt's post, and apparently the "j" pronunciation of "gigawatts" is an alternate in the dictionary.

GD theorizes that it really was "gigawatts" but Christopher Lloyd pronounced it "jigowatts", and then they went back and rewrote the script to match it.

Actually, to my surprise, most dictionaries I've looked in show "jigawatts" as the first pronunciation.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Actually, to my surprise, most dictionaries I've looked in show "jigawatts" as the first pronunciation.

I can't imagine pronouncing it that way.

"Check it out, I got a new iPod!"
"How many jigs?"
"Oh, it's a 60 jig."

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I can't imagine pronouncing it that way.

"Check it out, I got a new iPod!"
"How many jigs?"
"Oh, it's a 60 jig."

Perhaps if you were in Ireland.

"My Ipod contains 60 jigs" wouldn't seem so far-fetched.