[B-Greek] Modern Greek pronunciation
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Sat Nov 4 11:50:08 EST 2006
Carl Thomas wrote:
> I'm just starting my Greek NT class (unfortunately I'm doing this on my
> own). Should I finish this class and then go back learn to read the NT
> with a modern Greek pronunciation?
>
No need to begin at the beginning merely for the sake of pronunciation.
It's comprehension that matters, not the way you pronounce the words.
You say po-taa-toe and I say po-tah-toe.... The whole debate about
modern v. Ersamian pronunciation is a distraction, in my estimation
simply because it major's on something quite minor. After all, and
again, it's comprehension that matters.
Best
Jim
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