At 21:40 25.1.2001 +0000, you wrote:

>I think we may have overstated our differences.

Yes, Haukur, of course we have, because we don't
agree on one basic premise. You want the student
to learn Old Norse from scratch, and then go on
to Modern Icelandic. I think the student is better
off learning Modern Icelandic first, and then
discovering that he has actually learned Old Norse
without realizing so.

It is a matter of taste, really. I believe in FAST
methods in language learning. You are more THOROUGH.

>The reason for us not having produced a pronunciation
>guide for modern Icelandic is downright laziness.

Joke, right?

>> I'm sure that Haukur and Óskar would never seriously
>> converse in "reconstructed" Old Norse, unless they were trying
>> to show off ;-)
>
>Completely true. But if anyone is interesting in
>hearing me read "Svá skyldi goð gjalda etc."
>attempting "RP" then let me know:)

I'm sure we would all love to hear your voice.
(And Óskar's!)
If you can swing it, here's what *I* would like
to hear:

1. A dróttkvætt stanza of your own choice prounounced
in the normal modern Icelandic way.

2. THE SAME using RP.

We're waiting.
Eysteinn