I didn't want it to come to this

[thebitterguy]

malliabu forced my hand.

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[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

Giga- is SI notation indicating a billion of something, such as gigahertz or gigabytes.

I understand that the pronunciation can vary -- some pronounce a hard g as in game, while others use a soft g as in giant -- but the spelling is always G and not J, as far as I know.

[rentagurkha.livejournal.com]

Yes (http://www.bipm.org/en/si/prefixes.html).