(B.1.1.7s new name is Alpha.) The Greek-letter labelling proposed by the WHO is therefore an official attempt to provide the convenience of simple, uncontroversial monikers. There are two reasons for this new nomenclature: simplicity and the avoidance of hurt feelings. The next letters on the list, if it comes to it, which it probably will, are epsilon, zeta, eta and theta. Greek letters are often used as parts of scientific labels, which adds authority to the idea.
The president of the Greek alphabet proposed called himself an “heretic letter carrier.”
( z0 call :ARG0 ( z1 person :ARG0-of ( z2 have-org-role :ARG1 ( z3 alphabet :mod ( z4 language :name ( z5 name :op "Greece" ) ) ) :ARG2 ( z6 president ) ) ) :ARG1 z1 :ARG1-of ( z7 propose :ARG0 z1 ) :ARG2 ( z8 person :ARG0-of ( z9 carry :ARG1 ( z10 letter ) ) :mod ( z11 heretic ) ) )
(z0 / call-01
    :ARG0 (z1 / person
              :ARG0-of (z2 / have-org-role-91
                           :ARG1 (z3 / alphabet
                                     :mod (z4 / language
                                              :name (z5 / name
                                                        :op1 "Greece")))
                           :ARG2 (z6 / president)))
    :ARG1 z1
    :ARG1-of (z7 / propose-01
                 :ARG0 z1)
    :ARG2 (z8 / person
              :ARG0-of (z9 / carry-01
                           :ARG1 (z10 / letter))
              :mod (z11 / heretic)))
The president of the Greek alphabet proposed called himself an " heretic letter carrier . ”
z1 :ARG0-of z2
z2 :ARG2 z6
z4 :name z5
z5 :op1 0
z3 :mod z4
z2 :ARG1 z3
z7 :ARG0 z1
z0 :ARG1-of z7
z0 :ARG1 z1
z0 :ARG0 z1
z8 :mod z11
z0 :ARG2 z8
z8 :ARG0-of z9
z9 :ARG1 z10