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   From: jwkenne@attglobal.net   
      
   Troy.Heagy@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Also remember, Shakespeare wrote prior to the great vowel shift, and   
   > therefore used european-style vowels (where e sounds like a, i sounds   
   > like e, and so forth).  I'm not aware of any English speakers that use   
   > european-style vowels.   
      
   Actually, Shakespeare lived after the Great Vowel Shift, though some of   
   its aftereffects were still to come.   
      
   It is true that Shakespearean actors (if they know their business) learn   
   to say "re-VEN-ue", "MI-lan", etc. You also learn to pronounce a great   
   many "-ed" words that we pronounce with a "-'d" or "-t". It's a lot of   
   work to prepare a Shakespeare text for amateur actors, if you want the   
   verse to scan.   
      
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