# Weird British pronunciation

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**Created:** [May 24, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-british-pronunciation/814738 "2018-05-24T17:08:21Z")\
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> [@I just got my Cup tickets!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-cup-tickets/109408/4):
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> Can you help me with that? My IPA guide isn’t getting me there.

That’s because it’s Greek, not IPA.

That final letter is an eta, whose majuscule form looks like an H. Sometimes it’s called “long E” to distinguish it from epsilon (E).

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