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Originally posted by jwoods9
I don't understand the previous entry with the 'phi'...
Phi is a letter, and when used in a greek word, it sounds like 'f' such as the 'f' in food.
It's kinda like telling someone how to pronounce the letter 'f'. You would write it 'ef'....no matter which letter came before or after it, it would still be pronounced 'ef'..
make sense???
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Abundant sense. The idea that
F is pronounced "fee" or "fie" depending on whether vowels or whatever follow it is a Greek Urban legend that simply refuses to die. In Greek,
F is always pronounced "fee."
Always.
And yes, in Greek
X, P, C and
Y are pronounced "ksee" (pronounce both the "k" and the "s"), "pee," "khee" (think a Scottish or German "ch" sound), and "psee" (pronounce both the "p" and the "s").
Edited to correct spelling.
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