>> > I'm curious, where have you found that "jigawatt" is the correct
>> > pronunciation?

>> > Anybody who would say GB as "jigabytes" where I work would 
>> > probably get
>> > some laughs.

Consider

    gigantic  = jigantic and possibly even jijantic but not

            gye gan tic or gigg an tic.


If you used either of the latter it would be considered strange.
Usages obviously diverge.
As we know :-)


        Russell



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