Date:    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:00:08 -0700
<br>From:    "A. Vine" <avine[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ENG.SUN.COM>
<br>Subject: Re: 9guzillion9
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<br>Avi Arditti wrote:
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<br>> Next Sunday the topic will be *g /uh/ zillion.* I have even heard :guzillionaire.: If anyone would like to contribute any thoughts, please do -- I might read your note on the air.
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<br>Avi,
<br>I would write the word "gazillion" rather than "guzillion".  I'm trying to
<br>figure out why, but I seem to see nonsense or augmentative words in English
<br>having a "ga" at the beginning:  gaga, gads, gazonga, gargantuan.
<br>Andrea
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<br>P.S.  Is VOA still using Xerox Globalview software?
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