[B-Greek] B-Greek Year End Awards
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Jan 5 08:36:16 EST 2010
On Jan 5, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Sarah Madden wrote:
> The wisdom of John Sanders and Vasile Stancu re. keeping the smooth
> breathing mark, whose utility I (foolishly?) once questioned, makes me
> ALMOST think I should concede my HAWKEYE PIERCE AWARD FOR THE ORTHOGRAPHIC
> REFORM LEAST LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE BECAUSE IT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE, but I
> nevertheless plan to keep my graciously bestowed award (thanks, Mark
> [FWSFOROS MARKOS]!). (I mean, how often does one ever receive such an
> award???)
And don't forget the substantial monetary award that comes with this recognition!
> Both John and Vasile make excellent points that, if the smooth breathing
> mark never existed, scribes occasionally could have forgotten to add the
> rough breathing mark, but in the current two-mark system, they had to make a
> judgment and would have been less inclined to accidentally insert an
> incorrect breathing mark. Thus it is more likely that an intentional smooth
> breathing mark is accurate. Point well made, gentlemen!
And was it not Voltaire who said, "Si l'esprit doux n'existait pas,
il faudrait l'inventer?
> Sarah Madden (aka Hawkeye Pierce) ><>
> Maryland USA
Ah yes, we must carry bravely these epithets gained at the cost
of such blood, sweat, toil, and tears.
Carl W. Conrad (ANEPIQHTOS)
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