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== Greek letters ==

In English, there are multiple widely-accepted ways of pronouncing the names of Greek letters.<ref>[https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/11363/why-are-greek-letters-pronounced-incorrectly-in-scientific-english English language & usage StackExchange question - "Why are Greek letters pronounced incorrectly in scientific English?"]</ref>

For \(\beta\), in Britain "bee-ta" is most common, while in the USA "bay-ta" is more common. Similar for \(\zeta\).

== 0 ==

The symbol 0 is spoken in many different ways in English:

* zero
* nought
* naught/nowt
* null
* nil
* oh
* cipher

[[Category:Spoken language]]
[[Category:Local variations]]

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