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But pronunciation is very variable, even living languages have multiple different pronunciations in use at any given time (a.k.a. accents) and for a language li

by yorwba 6y ago

But pronunciation is very variable, even living languages have multiple different pronunciations in use at any given time (a.k.a. accents) and for a language like Latin that has been in use for thousands of years, the possibilities are endless. Being able to establish one-to-one correspondences between Latin words and their descendants in modern languages can be helpful, but it doesn't matter much whether you're using the "correct" Latin pronunciation, so long as whatever pronunciation you do use maintains those correspondences.

tomcooks 6y ago
Give it a try, it's what people do on a daily basis when trying to communicate with English speakers.
- yorwba 6y ago
  If you want to use Latin to talk to people, you should probably use whatever pronunciation they expect, even if it's not "correct".
  - bmj 6y ago
    I attend an Anglican church (in the U.S.). Our rector and deacon are both from England. They endlessly argue about the pronunciation of venite.