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Old 01-07-2004, 03:01 PM
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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
For some strange and disturbing reason a bunch of schools in Wisconsin pronounce it as a TOW like towel.
Actually, while "taw" is used by most if not all GLOs, most dictionaries seem to give either pronunciation as correct. From what I can tell, "tow" (like "towel") rather than "taw" (like "paw")is the correct pronunciation in Classical and Koine Greek, and in modern Greek it is pronounced either 'tow" or "daf." (Go figure that last one.)

FWIW.
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