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Comment Re:Colour (Score 2, Informative) 732

ObPedant:

Giga would not be "Jiga". It derives from greek gigas, giant. Which would have been spelt with a gamma. There is no J sound in ancient greek.

Your point on the rest is well-taken. Regional diffeences in language such as color/colour, spelled/spelt are not signs of being wrong or stupid.
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