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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear learned listmembers, A colleague and I were puzzling over the fact that in English the word "Christ" has a long "I". The rules of English pronunciation suggest this should be a short vowel, followed by two consonants, as indeed are related terms such as Christopher, chrism and so on. In Latin and Greek, I believe, the vowel in "Christ" is also short. Does anyone know why this anomaly exists in English? The colleague suggested it might have its roots in Anglo-Saxon but that was just a guess. thanks jbw ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html