Yes, but now we have the problem of getting Michael to agree!
Maybe we'll have to strike a compromise and pronounce it with the soft G stretched and accentuated in the center -- like Gigahhhhje...
Of course even that works better with the soft G front -- zhiGahhhhje.
You may be out-voted on this one Michael!
Cheers and Happy Holidays to all!
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Out of respect for Michael, I'm willing to grant him the hard G, since that pronunciation seems to have been firmly established on the recent expedition.
But "Terage" and "Petage" I think can still be rescued, by accenting the second syllable of each, and giving that artistic, French soft G at the end: "ter-AHHHZHe" and "pe-TAHHHZHe". And for those that can't accept the hard G at all, I have an interim solution (until your files get to terage -- I mean -- terAHHZHe size): how about "micro-terage?"
Meanwhile, I am going to start pronouncing "Giclee" with two hard G's, like "giggly".
-Eric