erasmian is shit

and of course, it's easier to learn

not even close to classical

tell us stem

well

is scholarly close

if you look at the pronunciation guides on wiktionary.org

they have 5th century bc attic

which i think is considered classical

but that's not erasmian

Erasmus' reconstruction of Ancient Greek phonology, as modified in practice for teaching Greek in Western schools: Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in teaching

The scholarly reconstruction of Ancient Greek phonology: Ancient Greek phonology

Modern Greek pronunciation applied to Ancient Greek ("Reuchlinian" pronunciation):

@stem Provide some examples

i forgot the erasmian

but i was learning it

and i noticed the classical was different

The Chad Johann Reuchlin <:ahem:639979147782914084>

venis

vs benis

i looked at the pronunciation guides on greek learning guides

How would you know what classical sounded like if erasmian is the closest we have to classical

and they basically don't understand the difference, for example, between omicron and omega

ο and ω

and epsilon and eta

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-the-Erasmian-pronunciation

Isn't omega just a longer o

Cons of Erasmian:

It's not quite fully there with the scholarly reconstruction of Greek; so some of the phonology and morphology of Ancient Greek still doesn't make sense. Particularly with diphthongs, and aspiration, if your local Erasmian doesn't do them accurately.
Extreme variability from country to country, because of the concessions each country's teaching system makes to the local language.
Speak in Erasmian to a Greek, and they'll look at you like a space alien. Or even worse, a German. Now, if you're speaking Ancient Greek to a Greek, you deserve to be looked at like a space alien. But they will genuinely have no idea what you are saying, or what language you are saying it in. Even diehard turncoats like me cannot help themselves from reading Ancient Greek out with modern pronunciation, if they speak Modern Greek: we need all the help we can get.
It's quite far from Koine. Koine was still in flux, and some critical changes were underway when the bit of Koine most people care about (New Testament) was spoken. But overall, Koine was much closer to Modern Greek than Homeric.

ε and η

omega is not just longer

And η just a longer eee

That's what I learned from my n Erasmus

your tongue goes in a different place

see, modern greek has simplified a lot

look at the chart here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet

it's more like a child would say it

Yes I know

Iotacization too

the symbols are using the international phonetic alphabet

wtf is Iotacization

@Banjod Don't google it sir

I do