The Omicron variant is spreading across the world and so are questions about how to pronounce the word. A simple job for Microsoft Office 365’s Read Aloud.
Just type Omicron into Word then go to Review | Read Aloud or choose the word and press Ctrl + Alt + Space … either way will start the recently improved voice and the little playback toolbar.
As you can see, omicron is recognized as a correctly spelled word, as it should because it’s a letter of the Greek alphabet (like Beta, Gamma etc)
Not Omnicron with an ‘n’
The COVID variant is not called Omnicron – a common mispronunciation and spelling.
Omnicron is either a planet in a SF universe far, far away or an evil cyborg <g>.
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