Re: RADSAFE digest 1086

[mcnaught@lanl.gov (Mike McNaughton)]

>While I was working in the naval nuclear program, the reason given that
>uuCi is used versus pCi was that uCi and pCi sound alike over a sound
>powered phone.  Therefore the use of micro-micro Ci would be clearer in
>communications.

Do I understand this to mean that some of us pronounce the "i" the same in
"micro" and "pico"?

I am interested in pronunciation because I teach extensively.  Please reply
to me directly, MCNAUGHT@LANL.GOV, (not to RadSafe) and tell me if
a) the i in micro is pronounced as in Mike, meek, or something else
b) the i in pico is pronounced as in pike, peek, or something else
c) the G in Gigabequerel is like the G in George or gas?

I will tally the results and post a summary. Thanks, mike

"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)