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From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Pronunciation of pico
Keywords: pico, pronunciation
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Date: 22 Sep 90 14:17:00 GMT
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rph@sq.sq.com (Pontus Hedman (VE3RPH)) writes:
> If you're talking picofarads (about the only picos you'll find in
> electronics), they were always called a "pikes" in my TV tech days.

	I always pronounced pF as "puff", as in "try putting 100 puff in
there and see it stops oscillating".  uF were indeed "mikes".  I once saw a
schematic with nF on it for nano-farads.  Had me so confused, I tracked
down the guy who drew the drawing and made sure it wasn't a typo.
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