[B-Greek] fearful about switching to modern pronunciation

TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com
Wed Sep 14 14:36:04 EDT 2005


I'm giving serious thought to taking Dr Sellers video course using Machen's  
book.
 
_http://www.nbcbible.org/bookstore/bookstoreindex.html_ 
(http://www.nbcbible.org/bookstore/bookstoreindex.html) 
 
I'm terrified about switching to modern pronunciation. I have worked so  hard 
on my listening and speaking skills for Erasmian. I'm one of those people  
who cannot memorize without speaking the vocabulary.
 
I've heard all the good points about using modern pronunciation, but I'm  
afraid I won't have access to audio support for every word in the NT. At least  
with Erasmian I always have Strong's dictionary to refer to, even though some  
of the dipthongs are a bit unusual.
 
I've been spending about 30 minutes a day using audio resources for months  
and it's really been paying off, especially when it comes to accenting words 
and  just feeling very comfortable reading.
 
The idea of videos and a real teacher to grade my work sounds so good, and  
in the future being able to attend a Greek orthodox church and be able to 
follow  along....but...I'm worried it might be a big adjustment and slow down my  
progress, just as I'm really starting to make some.
 
Can anyone comment on switching to Modern after starting with Erasmian? Are  
there any resources to hear modern Koine online other than here? 
_http://www.greeklatinaudio.com/_ (http://www.greeklatinaudio.com/) 
 
Kat Doe
homemaker



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