Re: hungerstrikers in Greece

Ο "John Rowland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε στο μήνυμα
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> "Ioannis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "b" in Ancient and modern Greek corresponds
> > to the English "v", so the exact term is "varvaros".


> Ancient Greeks pronounced beta like an English b.

I don't think so.
For the English "b" Greeks used "mp".
B corresponds to v.


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> Pick any resource from
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=pronunciation+ancient+greek+beta&btnG=Google+Search
>
> (except for the first resource, which I wouldn't trust because it's
ignorant
> of the latest theories about ancient Latin pronunciation).