Re: Singular they

From: Douglas A. Gwyn (DAGwyn_at_null.net)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:14:07 -0500

Bryan Olson wrote:
> Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:
> > Since it comes from Greek it would have to be a
> > "hard" gamma.
> It comes, more directly, from "gigantic".

No, it doesn't. Are you telling us that your
father pronounced gigawatt "jeye-gaa"-watt?

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