How to read limits out loud

  1. How do you read $f(x)$?

    Answer:

    "F" of "X."
  2. How do you read $\lim\limits_{x \to a} \ f (x) = \ L?$

    Answer:

    The limit of "F" as "X" approaches "A" is "L."
  3. How do you read $\lim\limits_{x \to a^-} \ f (x) ?$

    Answer:

    The limit of "F" as "X" approaches "A" from the left.
  4. How do you read $\lim\limits_{x \to a^+} \ f (x) ?$

    Answer:

    The limit of "F" as "X" approaches "A" from the right.