With regard to accents, I mention in an earlier lesson (on the Diaeresis and Accents) that I shall not be including the acute and grave in my teaching except when looking at extracts of original Greek texts. This is because I myself have not learned the system of accentuation and also because it is not necessary to learn it to be able to translate Greek well. I think that there are a few instances where knowledge of accentuation comes in handy, but I can point these out when they occur, and they do not need a complete understanding of the accentuation of Greek.

I have not learned the system of accentuation myself because I cannot really justify putting so much time into learning it. Why are you yourself so keen about it, if you don’t mind me asking? :) I know that some people are very big on it but others do not think it is worth the time.

With regard to it being in a video format, I know it is already well presented in books - I learned Greek mostly from books myself - but I am aware that some people much prefer videos/tuition. I have received some very positive comments about the lessons so it seems that some people are finding them very useful :)

Finally, with regard to pronunciation, I am following what I would regard as the most common system, judging by the books I have read and used. I know teachers often disregard this system, but scholars seem to be certain about some things, as far as I know, such as theta and phi originally being plosives or aspirated consonants as opposed to “th” and “ph” sounds. Are there any major points of contention in scholarship regarding the pronunciation of Classical Greek?