> Eeeek!!! Why Greek?????
I was considering whether or not to give a Greek twist to a WIP of mine.
> Neither the sound [æ] nor the sound [œ] exist in Greek or, as far as we
> know, were ever standard in Greek. As for Æ, what _sound_ is that meant to
> indicate?
I thought it was a capital æ.
thought I read somewhere about either Anæus or Ænæid or something to that
effect.
> Yes, indeed. What are the sounds?
that indeed is what I am trying to find out.
> Yes, but not for Greek which does not use the Roman alphabet or any
> symbols remotely like the ones Rodlox gave.
>
> So I ask Rodlox:
> What are the _sounds_ you mean by "æÆ or œ"?
> Why do you ascribe them to Greek?
I thought I saw them used within transliterations of Greek words/names.
sorry.
>