Pronouncing Subscripts in General Relativity

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In General Relativity, the subscripts of G and T are u-ish and v. How do we say them?
 
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They are the Greek letters mu and nu. In American English, they are typically pronounced:

μ - mew or myew
ν - new or nyew

Here is a YouTube where you can hear them pronounced.
 
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