RE: [DMCForum] Question for BTTF experts
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RE: [DMCForum] Question for BTTF experts



I have read some behind the scenes stuff on the making of the movie and it
was reported they used the pronunciation to be true to 1955.  The article
I
read had many other points of interest about how they tried to be as
accurate as possible for the time they were in.  One other example I
remember reading about, and I know I will not get this correct, had
something to do with the way lines painted on the roads meant something
back
then and is no longer used.

Greg



-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 12:49 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Question for BTTF experts


Being a computer geek from the '70s, I can relate.  We always pronounced
"gigawat" with the first "g" pronounced soft like a "j".

The proper pronunciation was never a problem until home computers grew
large
enough that they had "gig" capacities.   Then the general public
pronounced
it like the abbreviation appeared in the sales ads, "gig".  At this point,
the old timers had to mispronounce it like new people so that they would
know what we were talking about.

If the BTTF movie were made later, I'm sure that they would have given in
to
the mispronunciation as well.

Walt



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