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Re: Reactions to the secret vice (was: Steg's wonderful sig.)

From:Irina Rempt-Drijfhout <ira@...>
Date:Friday, November 12, 1999, 15:16
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Grandsire, C.A. wrote:

> I've always thought Church Latin was simply Medieval > Latin read in an Italian way. Is that right or am I completely off?
Yes, absolutely right, and what it makes it less pretty in my ears is exactly the Italian accent. I prefer a Germanic or even English accent in medieval Latin :-) Irina Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay. irina@rempt.xs4all.nl (myself) http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/irina/index.html (English) http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/irina/backpage.html (Nederlands)