i rememberthere is a website somewhere that explains this.
apparently it's common in america to say 'jigawatts', but it is actually gigawatts, they just can't pronounce things properly, surprisingly
well, that's one post in about 2 years
EDIT: at this website infact
www.deloreanmotorcar.com/ec/jigawatts.htm
(apparently it's common in america to say 'jigawatts', but it is actually gigawatts, they just can't pronounce things properly, surprisingly
well, that's one post in about 2 years
EDIT: at this website infact
www.deloreanmotorcar.com/ec/jigawatts.htm
The man with the screaming brain has nothing but total respect for Annie Lennox,
Tue 26 Oct 2004, 18:57,
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yeah..its crap, they say Jigawatts in the film, i have yet to meet a Britain or American who pronounces Gigawatts that way... the clue is in the film "what the hell is a Jigawatt?" its a made up unit, the fact martie picks up on that is part of the humour of BTTF!!!
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Wed 27 Oct 2004, 4:19,
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