From: Nichael Lynn Cramer (nichael@sover.net)
Date: Sat Aug 24 1996 - 13:50:32 EDT
At 9:52 AM 8/24/96, Edward Hobbs wrote:
>(5) Xi and Chi: There being no single Roman letter for "Xi"
>other than X, the "look-alike" use of X for "Chi" is confusing,
>though some use it. And some seem to like to use C for "Sigma."
>Since S is otherwise unused, and poses no confusion whatever,
>using C for "Sigma" makes for problems in decoding back to Greek,
>especially since it is the only letter available for "Chi"
>(unless X is used, thus posing a problem for "Xi").
Given the "look-alike problem" (i.e. "X" as Xi/Chi) might it be useful to
use "3" for Xi. This has the virtue of also being a rough "look-alike" (at
least in the right font) without the possiblility of confusion.
(On a similar note, we might suggest "8" for Omega, although "Q" has no
similar problem of confusion.)
Nichael Cramer
nichael@sover.net "KAI hO LOGOS SAR3 EGENETO...."
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