Re: Pronunciation...

Posted by Jean Lobel on September 01, 1999 at 08:33:55:

In Reply to: Re: Pronunciation... posted by KJ on August 31, 1999 at 19:58:43:

: Here's the problem: we are english speaking (most of us are Americans here even though it is the WWW), but we are trying to pronounce words with Latin & Greek roots using the Italian rules of pronunciation. (Yep, that is actually way we are supposed to do it -- I won''t go into why.) All that makes me feel that proper pronunciation here is a moot point.

: Now, on that note: et ketera, et ketera, et ketera. Follow?

: KJ

Well,then I suppose Patrick can defend his own choice of pronunciation.Or I guess we could ask William F. Buckley. He knows everything.
JL

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: : Here's the problem: we are english speaking (most of us are Americans here even though it is the WWW), but we are trying to pronounce words with Latin & Greek roots using the Italian rules of pronunciation. (Yep, that is actually way we are supposed to do it -- I won''t go into why.) All that makes me feel that proper pronunciation here is a moot point. : : Now, on that note: et ketera, et ketera, et ketera. Follow? : : KJ : Well,then I suppose Patrick can defend his own choice of pronunciation.Or I guess we could ask William F. Buckley. He knows everything. : JL

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