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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Well, of course you did, my dear SA I.  Although in Greek, the Iota and the Omega form a "rising diphthong" (two vowel sounds pronounced together with the emphasis on the second vowel sound), so that the Iota becomes a gliding semivowel and the word is pronounced "YOTA."
Now, if that wasn't enough Greek letter trivia of the day:
Did you know that Omega and Omicron simply mean "Big O" or "Great O" ( O mega) and "Little O" (O mikron)? |
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Iota sounds more like Yota than EEota. Alpha Omicron Pee sounds funny, so I'm glad we use the anglicized version!
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Somehow I missed your post, Mystic Cat! I probably just didn't see that there was a whole second page of posts. Wow...it's amazing how often this subject comes up!!