How did Classical Greeks pronounce Chlamys? CH is a velar fricative like ch in German, usually transcribed as kh in English. A is a broad unrounded back vowel. Say "ah". Y is a high rounded front vowel like the German ue or the French u. Since CH and Y are not used in most English dialects outside of Scotland, Chlamys is not easy to pronounce with any verisimilitude. So I pronounce it "KLAY-miss" and don't worry about it much. Andrew K. Rindsberg Geological Survey of Alabama