My old physics teacher would pronounce it so it'd rhyme with ME..while my current calc teacher pronounces it so it rhymes with MY. Which is the proper way?
How do you pronounce "phi"?
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Main Entry: phi
Pronunciation: 'fI
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle Greek, from Greek phei
Date: circa 1899
: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet -- see ALPHABET table
from www.webster.com
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Pronunciation: 'fI
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle Greek, from Greek phei
Date: circa 1899
: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet -- see ALPHABET table
from www.webster.com
-Ed
Sweet, something that rhymes with kneehigh
Is it a real word though ?
Like when you take a leak off a balcony or something ?
Is it a real word though ?
Like when you take a leak off a balcony or something ?
In classical Greek, it's "fee"
It's the letter in the greek alphabet corresponding to our english letter "f" or the phoneme "ph"
It's like "FEE."
Until you get to college where it becomes "FAI" in the names of fraternities and sororities.
Until you get to college where it becomes "FAI" in the names of fraternities and sororities.
in sororities/frats, it depends on the next letter... i forget how it goes, but if the next letter starts w/ a vowel, its supposed to be ph-aye, if its a consonant, its ph-EE... if its the past letter, its ph-AYE
dont quote me, but its something like that
dont quote me, but its something like that
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