Pronunciation
The phrase has three different pronunciations:
- English speakers pronounce it /ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/HOY pə-LOY.
- Ancient Greek speakers pronounced it . Notice that double-λ is pronounced as such.
- Modern Greek speakers pronounce it ee po-LEE, since in Modern Greek there is no aspiration and οι is pronounced "ee" (all Ancient Greek diphthongs are now pronounced as monophthongs). Greek Cypriots still pronounce the double-λ .
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