[Mesorah] reish [was:Chataf Patach]

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In a message dated 11/25/2008, nwitty at optonline.net writes:

As to R'  Bennett's comment:  only groniyot alef-heh-ayin-chet take a  
chatf-anything ina  place that a sheva would have been called for had  
the letter been any other.

We have all seen the raish take it as  well, perhaps because it is gronit 
(is it really?). 


>>>>
I've wondered about that as well.  In Israel most people pronounce the  "r" 
in the back of their throats like Russians, so it does seem to be gronit,  but 
some people pronounce reish as a rolling "r" with the tongue behind the  front 
teeth, up against the palate -- sort of like Scotchmen -- while Americans  of 
course pronounce the "r" in the front of their mouths.  And many Asians  find 
it hard to pronounce it at all, producing an "L" sound instead.  I  think 
it's safe to assume that reish was not originally pronounced the way  Americans 
pronounce "r" but how /was/ it originally pronounced?  It is  strange to think 
that there are several totally different ways one letter  could be pronounced.
 

--Toby
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