Oomis: I would be reluctant to accuse the Steipler of not being objective if I were you
Are you Flatbush27 in disguise? I didn’t accuse The Steipler Z”L of any such thing. I just stated, “Being a European Rov, he would feel that way.” That does not mean I accused him of not being objective, only that because he was Jew from a specific region, he has a predisposition to a certain opinion. people can be objective and still feel strongly that while they listen to other points of view, their own view is the correct one. One who believes that is entitled to believe what he wishes, but at the end of the day, the facts are the facts, and the facts are thast there were no European Jews in the Midbar saying, “Moishe Rabbeinu, teach us the Toyrah.” The Yeshivish world speaks that way out of respect for the yeshivahs of Europe and their Rabbonim. I don’t speak Yiddish, but I suspect that the pronunciation also somewhat arises from the Yiddish language and its connection to the learning in those Yeshivahs.