Post 268:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->just like Tamil's are not pronouncing things the Sanskrit way when they say "Maheshwaran".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That's right. But I like hearing Hindi speaking people say Har Har Mahadev, Ishwar, Maheshwar, etc. I like us saying Maheshwaran. And I love hearing my grandparents say Maheshwara. There is place for all of it. Just like the wonderful Bengali a->o and v->b.
Post 269:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->most english educated people put too much stress on the ending a (which is more close to aw)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I know. And their a's all sound different to Indian a's.
But that's not the worst of it. Very unpleasant to hear them phonetically butcher all the other sounds in Sanskrit - I'll make an exception for those who are sincere. It always shows up the elitist Indologists/Sanskritisists (or whatever) from the west, when they can't even pronounce what they think they're experts at.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Please chill everybody and concentrate on the main topic and not insult each other peronally.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Fair enough. At least Ben dropped the retorts in red. Should cut him some slack. I'll try not to respond to him anymore - unless I find he's dangerously wrong.
Can't help it - Post 266:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->moniker is actually the name of a hairy breed of dog<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->And a most loyal animal it is too. A dog is the embodiment of Arya. For someone who is all "Aryan Ra Ra", you are certainly ignorant of the highest animal in Zoroastrianism: a dog. And a husky is a marvelous dog indeed.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->just like Tamil's are not pronouncing things the Sanskrit way when they say "Maheshwaran".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That's right. But I like hearing Hindi speaking people say Har Har Mahadev, Ishwar, Maheshwar, etc. I like us saying Maheshwaran. And I love hearing my grandparents say Maheshwara. There is place for all of it. Just like the wonderful Bengali a->o and v->b.
Post 269:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->most english educated people put too much stress on the ending a (which is more close to aw)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I know. And their a's all sound different to Indian a's.
But that's not the worst of it. Very unpleasant to hear them phonetically butcher all the other sounds in Sanskrit - I'll make an exception for those who are sincere. It always shows up the elitist Indologists/Sanskritisists (or whatever) from the west, when they can't even pronounce what they think they're experts at.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Please chill everybody and concentrate on the main topic and not insult each other peronally.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Fair enough. At least Ben dropped the retorts in red. Should cut him some slack. I'll try not to respond to him anymore - unless I find he's dangerously wrong.
Can't help it - Post 266:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->moniker is actually the name of a hairy breed of dog<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->And a most loyal animal it is too. A dog is the embodiment of Arya. For someone who is all "Aryan Ra Ra", you are certainly ignorant of the highest animal in Zoroastrianism: a dog. And a husky is a marvelous dog indeed.