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in reply to a message by Lily
Yes, of course. I am a bit of a language fan and did spend some time flailing and trying my best to learn the Greek alphabet very badly, if not ever getting around to Greek itself. What I was saying, was that... eh, I dunno. That it didn't seem to be designed to be said dah-NAY from any angle. I've been tutoring today again, and my brain is getting rusty at thinking between languages, and I always say stupid things. Either way, I don't think I meant 'originally'.
Perhaps I meant that traditionally, accents in transliterated names are put there for a very unsubtle reason - e.g, syllable change with two vowels.
I think that Julia has the best logic going on how it's said. But yes, three rather than two syllables would seem the norm.
Perhaps I meant that traditionally, accents in transliterated names are put there for a very unsubtle reason - e.g, syllable change with two vowels.
I think that Julia has the best logic going on how it's said. But yes, three rather than two syllables would seem the norm.
This message was edited 6/1/2012, 1:09 PM
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