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

Curtis Hinson curtis at curtishinson.com
Mon Jul 10 18:54:45 EDT 2006


If you believe Erasmus, maybe you should recant the pronunciation too as 
he did -- and what is called Erasmian is not what he had in mind 
anyway!  Seriously though, I have a high opinion of Erasmus too, he was 
far ahead of his time and he did as well as anyone could with what he 
was working with as far as his scholarship.  Strong and Thayer were 
sharp too, but they'd be using newer and better tools and understandings 
if they were with us.

I admit to having taken a shotgun to sacred cows myself.  I do that from 
time to time because it does result in good discussions, and this one 
has been better than the average thread on the same topic has been over 
the years.  And yes, I'm not above calling for cultural revolution in 
Greek studies.  :-D

I have sure been cracking up at all the shirt buttons though -- I gotta 
print some of those!

Bless the Name
Curtis Hinson

Jim West wrote the following on 7/10/2006 2:34 PM:
>>>  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
>>     
>
>
> Given the choice of accepting Erasmus' evaluation of the way the 
> language should be spoken, and the multitude of contrary voices; I must 
> confess that I believe Erasmus more than I do the chorus of naysayers. 
> Erasmus was, after all, smarter than all of us combined.  Or pretty near 
> to it.
>
>
>   

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