Thread: телефонный - pronunciation

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

Guys I supposed from the time we lent you the world you can use it as we do!!!
I don't know who invented this stupidity in Russian, English and many other languages!
"e" it should sound like "э", not like "ye" or like "i". Meaningless linguistic transformations!

And what have you Greeks done with your own language?

ι → [i]
η → [i]
υ → [i]
ει → [i]
οι → [i]
υι → [i]

What would Ancient Greeks say?

“Meaningless linguistic transformations” is the normal and only way languages exist. Only dead languages do not experience transformations.

Originally Posted by Soft sign

And what have you Greeks done with your own language?

ι → [i]
η → [i]
υ → [i]
ει → [i]
οι → [i]
υι → [i]

What would Ancient Greeks say?

“Meaningless linguistic transformations” is the normal and only way languages exist. Only dead languages do not experience transformations.

Believe me if ancient Greeks lived know they would be so dissapointed with us.
We modern Greeks raped our language more than anyone.
But my general view, is that we shouldn't change so much words deriving from other languages.
For example so many Russian names when they are translated in Greek they do not even look like the original russian.
This is also unacceptable.
Everyone should respect the language of origin!

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

We modern Greeks raped our language more than anyone.

C’mon! Think about how much time has passed. The language just cannot stay the same during so much time. It’s not raping or anything. It’s the natural process, it’s cool!
I think you see I’ve been joking.

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

But my general view, is that we shouldn't change so much words deriving from other languages.
For example so many Russian names when they are translated in Greek they do not even look like the original russian.
This is also unacceptable.
Everyone should respect the language of origin!

Adaptation of foreign words is also natural. There’s nothing wrong with it.