Symbols with no standard pronunciation

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Greek letters

In English, there are multiple widely-accepted ways of pronouncing the names of Greek letters.[1]

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