[B-Greek] PEI, FEI, XEI, KSI, PSI (was pee or pie)

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Jul 10 15:46:22 EDT 2006


No, it was the purest accident. I'd like to tell you about a bridge in
the Arizona desert that I have for sale ...

On Jul 10, 2006, at 3:36 PM, Eric Weiss wrote:

> "It's not MOO, it's MEE"
>
>   Was that a deliberate choice because it attacks a "sacred cow"?
>
> "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu> wrote:
>
> On Jul 10, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Eric Weiss wrote:
>
>> Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>>
>>> I'm reluctant to get involved in this, but I must say that I believe
>>> it will be as difficult to move NT Greek pedagogy off the dime of
>>> Erasmian
>>> pronunciation as it is to move it away from many of the other  
>>> outworn
>>> elements. The teaching and learning of ancient Greek is subject  
>>> to as
>>> powerful conservative forces as exist anywhere in humankind.
>>
>> Well, maybe those of us who want to instigate a change could make
>> and pass out to seminarians and students buttons that read:
>>
>> It's PEE, not PIE
>> Only hOI BARBAROI KAI OI ANOHTOI speak Erasmian
>>
>> or
>>
>> It's PEE, not PIE
>> Erasmian: A phonology in search of a language
>
> Well, I would agree that treating it as a laughing-stock may well be
> a more effective weapon than rational persuasion; on the other hand,
> people don't take too kindly to humorous attacks upon their sacred
> cows. Perhaps it should be focused on the letter Mu:
>
> It's not MOO, it's MEE
>
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
> cwconrad2 at mac.com
> WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric S. Weiss
>
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad2 at mac.com
WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/





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