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Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#1 Postby Anonymous » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:46 am

Alpha (AL-FUH)
Beta (BAY-TUH)
Gamma (GAM-UH)
Delta (DEL-TUH)
Epsilon (EP-SIL-ON)
Zeta (ZAY-TUH)
Eta (AY-TUH)
Theta (THAY-TUH)
Iota (EYE-OH-TUH)
Kappa (KAP-UH)
Lambda (LAM-DUH)
Mu (MYOO)
Nu (NOO)
Xi (KS-EYE)
Omicron (OM-I-KRON)
Pi (PIE)
Rho (ROW)
Sigma (SIG-MUH)
Tau (TAU)
Upsilon (OOPS-SI-LON)
Phi (FEE)
Chi (K-EYE)
Psi (SIGH)
Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)
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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#2 Postby caribepr » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:06 am

~Floydbuster wrote:Alpha (AL-FUH)
Beta (BAY-TUH)
Gamma (GAM-UH)
Delta (DEK-TUH)
Epsilon (EP-SIL-ON)
Zeta (ZAY-TUH)
Eta (AY-TUH)
Theta (THAY-TUH)
Iota (EYE-OH-TUH)
Kappa (KAP-UH)
Lambda (LAM-DUH)
Mu (MYOO)
Nu (NOO)
Xi (KS-EYE)
Omicron (OM-I-KRON)
Pi (PIE)
Rho (ROW)
Sigma (SIG-MUH)
Tau (TAU)
Upsilon (OOPS-SI-LON)
Phi (FEE)
Chi (K-EYE)
Psi (SIGH)
Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)


Cute! If I have to learn to say Delta, I'm going to be mighty irritated.
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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#3 Postby fci » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:14 am

caribepr wrote:
~Floydbuster wrote:Alpha (AL-FUH)
Beta (BAY-TUH)
Gamma (GAM-UH)
Delta (DEK-TUH)
Epsilon (EP-SIL-ON)
Zeta (ZAY-TUH)
Eta (AY-TUH)
Theta (THAY-TUH)
Iota (EYE-OH-TUH)
Kappa (KAP-UH)
Lambda (LAM-DUH)
Mu (MYOO)
Nu (NOO)
Xi (KS-EYE)
Omicron (OM-I-KRON)
Pi (PIE)
Rho (ROW)
Sigma (SIG-MUH)
Tau (TAU)
Upsilon (OOPS-SI-LON)
Phi (FEE)
Chi (K-EYE)
Psi (SIGH)
Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)


Cute! If I have to learn to say Delta, I'm going to be mighty irritated.


Funny I thought is was pronounced like the Airline! :roll:
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#4 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:15 am

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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#5 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:16 am

fci wrote:
caribepr wrote:
~Floydbuster wrote:Alpha (AL-FUH)
Beta (BAY-TUH)
Gamma (GAM-UH)
Delta (DEK-TUH)
Epsilon (EP-SIL-ON)
Zeta (ZAY-TUH)
Eta (AY-TUH)
Theta (THAY-TUH)
Iota (EYE-OH-TUH)
Kappa (KAP-UH)
Lambda (LAM-DUH)
Mu (MYOO)
Nu (NOO)
Xi (KS-EYE)
Omicron (OM-I-KRON)
Pi (PIE)
Rho (ROW)
Sigma (SIG-MUH)
Tau (TAU)
Upsilon (OOPS-SI-LON)
Phi (FEE)
Chi (K-EYE)
Psi (SIGH)
Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)


Cute! If I have to learn to say Delta, I'm going to be mighty irritated.


Funny I thought is was pronounced like the Airline! :roll:

Your not the only one :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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#6 Postby Derek Ortt » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:23 am

I think that was a typo
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#7 Postby HURAKAN » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:24 am

Believe it or not, I think the greek letters will make our live easier.

For example, when you referring to Tropical Storm Beta, just post this:

§ β

SEE! :lol:
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#8 Postby caribepr » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:49 am

HURAKAN wrote:Believe it or not, I think the greek letters will make our live easier.

For example, when you referring to Tropical Storm Beta, just post this:

§ ?

SEE! :lol:


That was great!! I think I saw that on a cow's backside once? :lol:
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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#9 Postby Brent » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:50 am

fci wrote:Funny I thought is was pronounced like the Airline! :roll:


I thought so too. That sounds stupid the way it's listed. Dek-Tuh???
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#10 Postby senorpepr » Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:46 am

It is pronounced like the airline: del-tuh.

It appears it was a typo. The L and K keys happen to be next to each other. But Sandy does make a good point... use the symbols. (The problem is the symbols don't work in the thread subject.)
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#11 Postby Weatherfreak14 » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:41 pm

I thought so myself. I was goin crazy for a second. No wait still am. :dont:
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#12 Postby P.K. » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:17 pm

HURAKAN wrote:For example, when you referring to Tropical Storm Beta, just post this:
§ β


I was fully intending to do that. :lol:
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#13 Postby tornadochaser86 » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:29 pm

thats awesome this will be the first time weve actually used the greek alphabet
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#14 Postby alicia-w » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:29 pm

Actually, you have a couple of them mispronounced....

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#15 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:30 pm

We still have Wlma to go...In all systems that could of becomee her have died. Theres still a chance we will get into the greek letters.
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#16 Postby lester » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:53 pm

tornadochaser86 wrote:thats awesome this will be the first time weve actually used the greek alphabet

yep, and this season will be the busiest season ever!
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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#17 Postby Dr. Jonah Rainwater » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:59 pm

~Floydbuster wrote:Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)


I may have to add a D to the end of that if we ever reach it. (Hurricane OH-MAY-GUHD!)

So hypothetically, what happens after Omega? (Even though that's virtually impossible, given that it's already October)
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Re: Greek Letters (GET USED TO THEM)

#18 Postby Brent » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:02 pm

Dr. Jonah Rainwater wrote:So hypothetically, what happens after Omega? (Even though that's virtually impossible, given that it's already October)


Numbers??? :lol:

Hurricane #130.

:P

I don't know what they do honestly... and hopefully we'll never find out.
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#19 Postby krysof » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:06 pm

Dr. Jonah Rainwater wrote:
~Floydbuster wrote:Omega (OH-MAY-GUH)


I may have to add a D to the end of that if we ever reach it. (Hurricane OH-MAY-GUHD!)

So hypothetically, what happens after Omega? (Even though that's virtually impossible, given that it's already October)


that's very impossible, unless if we get 2-3 storms a week for the entire months of July, August, September, and October
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#20 Postby Hurricanehink » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:32 pm

If they get past Omega (doubtful if), they should use the early 1950's list; Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox... They have a complete list there at their disposal worst comes to worst.
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