Achilles: the Father of Democracy

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Fantastic stuff. Please explain the distinction between e grade and a grade. What would a grade have meant?

"A grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter alpha. "E grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter epsilon. Consonants and vowels make shifts over time-- note the schwa of the English language-- but the transition from an a grade to an e grade is an uphill shift and thus not likely.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by All-American

"A grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter alpha. "E grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter epsilon. Consonants and vowels make shifts over time-- note the schwa of the English language-- but the transition from an a grade to an e grade is an uphill shift and thus not likely.

So you're saying, it was not a normal linguistic transition, thus it must have been intentional as opposed just normal changes over time?

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Archaea

So you're saying, it was not a normal linguistic transition, thus it must have been intentional as opposed just normal changes over time?

I'm saying that it is not a normal linguistic transition, thus it is unlikely that the name "Achilleus" is derived from the words "Axos" and "Laos."

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by All-American

I'm saying that it is not a normal linguistic transition, thus it is unlikely that the name "Achilleus" is derived from the words "Axos" and "Laos."

Okay, so you say it was derived differently. Gotcha. alpha to episilon not normal, or is it iota? I need to look it up again.