Neoklis AvTHalas

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JDods123

Just flagging that Neo explained recently that in Greek, the "d" is pronounced as a rather hard "th." I don't expect national commenters to get it right, but if we're going to stress about people saying "Va Tech" - which always seemed a silly gripe to me - we should INSIST on correctly pronouncing our star's name.

Posted: 11/14/2025 at 12:24 PM ET

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Neoklis AvTHalas ◄ -- JDods123 Nov 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM ET

JDods123 • 11/14/25 12:24 PM ET

Yeah, I looked that up... -- `lag Nov 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM ET

`lag • 11/15/25 10:51 AM ET

Dat's right!** -- VTexas Nov 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM ET

VTexas • 11/14/25 11:07 PM ET

I.e., maybe you are @JDods12THDree? Or Something? Can I stay with 'Neo'?** -- PhotoHokieNC Nov 14, 2025 at 05:40 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 11/14/25 05:40 PM ET

We ARE Va Tech. We’re NOT Vah Tech😁. You are correct about Neo’s name.** -- HokieHeartNSoul Nov 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM ET

HokieHeartNSoul • 11/14/25 12:43 PM ET

well ... umm... y'know .... at least the incorrect "h" is silent LOL** -- JDods123 Nov 14, 2025 at 01:52 PM ET

JDods123 • 11/14/25 01:52 PM ET