MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoI'm something of a Joey myselfstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageI'm something of a Joey myselfstartrek.websiteMalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareprocrastitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI think Joey would be much closer to the right pronunciation in this case. I’m pretty sure ancient Greek didn’t have any concept of a “Silent Pi”. That leading “p” sound is supposed to be said. It might be really hard for a native English speaker to say those two consonants together, but that doesn’t mean Joey is wrong for trying.
minus-squareprocrastitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months ago… although, I guess any pronunciation will be wrong because the actual name was “Πτολεμαίος”, so if you wanted a correct transliteration you would have to use “Ptolemaious” Regardless, Joey is still closer to the correct pronunciation.
I think Joey would be much closer to the right pronunciation in this case.
I’m pretty sure ancient Greek didn’t have any concept of a “Silent Pi”. That leading “p” sound is supposed to be said.
It might be really hard for a native English speaker to say those two consonants together, but that doesn’t mean Joey is wrong for trying.
… although, I guess any pronunciation will be wrong because the actual name was “Πτολεμαίος”, so if you wanted a correct transliteration you would have to use “Ptolemaious”
Regardless, Joey is still closer to the correct pronunciation.