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Old 11-03-2002, 02:06 PM
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Re: Iota

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Originally posted by LindsayJean


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.
That's really a cute idea, but FYI - the real Greek pronunciation is "YO-ta"

(I know it makes no difference in the GLO world, but you know I like to tease ya! )
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