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In a similar vain, I always wondered why Greek words starting with an X...

by Pavlos (guest)

11/16/2005, 12:14 AM

...are pronounced with a Z in English! Its a bloody Xylophone, not a Zylophone, for cryin' out loud! I wonder if this could be a case of Xenophobia (*not* Zenophobia)?

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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +3

11/16/2005, 7:21 AM

I have no idea what the history behind that is -- but how is initial "X" pronounced in Greek? Like the English "ks" or something else?

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- IAmGuntherPlease +1

11/22/2005, 8:51 PM

Like Ch in Bach. õ in õîðîøî. like choke in cafeteria.

- IAmGuntherPlease

11/22/2005, 8:52 PM

also you need russian to read.

- Pavlos (guest)

11/16/2005, 10:04 AM

Exactly :)

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