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Old 04-17-2007, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ta kala View Post
"Xi" can be pronounced zee. My chapter is the Xi chapter of KD and we pronounce it with the long e sound.
It's basic Greek grammer, Xi is pronounced Zee only when it is after a vowel sounding letter. Like Alpha Xi (Zee) Delta, in your case for chapter it would be pronounced Xi (long I sound). Same concept with Phi (long I sound) but when it comes to Alpha Phi ( its pronounced fee)
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