On: Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011)

[empath75]

If most people have a certain pronunciation, that’s just how it’s pronounced now.

[apta → empath75]

That doesn't sit well with people reciting the Quran as how it was originally revealed :) This is why there was a lot of care taken in writing out exactly how each letter is to be pronounced, and was passed down one generation after the other.