This might be a difficult question to answer, not even my friends can answer them. Well, I know how odyssey is pronounced, but let's say I had to explain why it is pronounced as it is to a ESL student, how would I do that?
the 'o' is odyssey is pronounced as 'awe' and the 'd' is easy to explain, but HOW do I explain to 'y' and that it is not pronounced as 'why' but 'eh' (or something) as in 'did'?
And in 'Iliad' I can easily explain that the first 'i' is pronounced as 'ih' and not 'ai' when not followed by an 'e'. But how can explain the sencond 'i'? It sounds like an 'e'?
2006-12-23 15:42:42 · 4 answers · asked by J.Welkin 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Y is sometimes used as a vowel....
And in English, vowels aren't confined to one specific sound, so that explains the i's...
2006-12-23 16:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by F.J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the Greeks said so?!
and i hated the Odyssey... i had to read it for my lit 1 class and hated it
2006-12-23 15:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by seriously, yo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are works in ancient Greek.
2006-12-23 15:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's Greek.
2006-12-24 09:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by she who is awesome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋