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Old 11-03-2002, 12:23 PM
LindsayJean LindsayJean is offline
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Iota

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Originally posted by MarySunshine
i think alot of the way you pronounce things can depend on where you are from...li know that to any other greek Iota is pronounces eye-ota but in sigma alpha iota its e-ota (at least thats how we say it here in clarion)
My chapter name was Gamma Iota and we were always told by our advisor that the correct prounounciation was EE-ota since "an EYE-ota is a small, insignificant thing, and Gamma EE-OTA is not small or insignificant!"

So with that drilled into my head I've always prounounced Iota as EE-ota.

Lindsay
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