[B-Greek] Greek Pronunciation

TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com
Fri Dec 30 17:59:43 EST 2005


 
 
I kept switching back and forth too. I think the "right" pronunciation for  
each person is individual and based on their own unique circumstances and  
goals.
 
I'm sticking with Erasmian, as it's important to me to have acess to as  many 
audio resources as are available, I put alot of emphasis on composing and  
it's easier to spell with Erasmian, and also as computer technology increases,  
more and more oppurtunities for study chats with microphones are popping up, 
and  Erasmian is MUCH more common with Attic groups as well as being the 
predominant  pronunciation for Koine. 
 
Pronouns made the final decision for me. Too many pronouns sound the same  in 
modern pronunciation. Some day I hope to teach Greek to children, and want to 
 include a bit of conversational Greek. Having the different pronouns sound 
the  same would be chaos :-0
 
Modern pronunciation is used in the Greek orthodox church. That was SO  
tempting to me, but...not worth not being able to engage in an Attic study  group 
chat with microphones. I was trying to help another self study person and  
realized I couldn't unless I typed and we were having trouble with the fonts and  
it was SO much easier to just speek Greek that day.
 
Kat Doe
homemaker

 
In a message dated 12/30/2005 3:19:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
pastor-paul at integrity.com writes:

I am a  newbie to the list and wondering what the prevailing opinion 
concerning  pronunciation is . . . Erasmian or Modern?   Or does it really  
matter?   I keep on bouncing back and forth myself and that  can't be a good 
practice. 







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