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Old 05-30-2007, 01:47 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by All-American View Post
It's called a digamma. Looks like an f, sounds like a w. Or so it is thought. You haven't seen it before because it's an archaic letter that isn't listed with the rest of the greek alphabet. The w sound just went out of use.
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Originally Posted by Archaea View Post
What is that second letter? It's not made the way I've seen the Greek alphabet before. Help, I'm an idiot.
The digamma does look like an F, but I don't think that word should have one. I suspect this site is having issues with the greek font. The accented letters are coming through sporadically, especially those with smooth/rough breathings (initial vowels).
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