This got me interested in the English comparison used by intro grammars. From three classical intros:James Spinti wrote: ↑December 19th, 2021, 7:51 pm American Classicists generally (not universally) make a distinction. In my experience, it is mainly Seminary-trained and Christian-college-trained Hellenists who pronounce an o-micron as an alpha instead of a shorter form of an o-mega.
That's not a function of Erasmian itself, but a function of the way it was taught to them. Of course, the software company, Logos, being pronounced Lahgahs doesn't help. I still can't bring myself to pronounce it that way. To me it is Logos, with slightly shortened omegas.
James
Crosby & Schaeffer (which I used in college): omicron = o as in obey, omega = o as in ocean. (1928)
Chase & Phillips: omicron = o in optics or November, omega = o in ode "or between o of not and ou in ought." (1941)
Athenaze: omicron = boat, goat, omega = caught "but held longer." (1995)
The only specifically NT intro I have is Rife (which was given to me): omicron = o as in mote, omega o as in mode... (1941)