Greek language - couple of simple questions

buzuxi02 said:

A few years ago a greek television station interviewed a number of phanariotoi greeks. They definately spoke in a slight dialect not exactly how you would hear it spoken in Greece. It wasnt an accent but it sounded like it would have been from a different era.

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I had to look that up. You know Google gives exactly one hit? Lol I'm not positive I understand fully what you mean, but that's interesting.

Last week someone pulled me aside in Church (they were asking me to consider trying out for the choir) and asked me to pronounce one word. They said I was correct, and it was the only one Father mispronounces. But it's something the choir sings often enough - I guess I've taken my cue from them.

Slowly! I do wonder how many years it will be before I can understand Scripture in Greek, or if I'll ever be able to. But I can understand many common words. It helps.

buzuxi02 said:

Oh sorry. Thats what they call the remaining greeks in Constantinople. (Aka Rum). They are mostly concentrated in an area of Instanbul called Phanar or Fener, hence "phanarites"

Fener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phanar Greek Orthodox College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thanks.

In that case I had the sense of what you meant, but not exactly the details. Given the history, that is interesting.