How do we pronounce 'xerves'?

Posted by: silklee on 11 March 2003

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Posted on: 11 March 2003 by John Sheridan
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Posted on: 11 March 2003 by JosephR
You mean Xerxes ?

From http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/~stewart/herodotus/lessons/sayit.html :

Xerxes: ZURK-seez

Herodotus' chronicles are a great read. Finally found the book at MPH.

The Roksan Xerxes dealer pronounces it as Ig-zees or Ig-seez ...
Posted on: 11 March 2003 by JosephR
I don't know ... gotta ask Roksan ...
Posted on: 12 March 2003 by Vik
which Roksan dealer?

vik