Re: [tied] Pronunciation of "r" - again?

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From: "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Pronunciation of "r" - again?


> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostratic_language
> >
> > This article speaks for itself.
> >
> > Nowhere did I use the phrase "accepted fact".
>
> Well I'm more or less through with this thread, but since you
> mention Wikipedia I can't help but make one more comment for
> the information of those who might not realize: Wikipedia is
> a sociological experiment, not a legitimate encyclopedia. You
> could have written the Nostratic article that appears there
> yourself, just as I go in every week or two and edit several
> of their articles myself, as a form of amusement. :^)
>
> David

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Patrick:

I find Wikipedia a valuable source of information on a wide variety of
subjects; I would be willing to bet that many list-members do, also.

If it is a "sociological experiment", then it certainly is a successful one.

I actually had no idea what Wikipedia would have to say about Nostratic, I
just went there to see, and voilá! An unbiased article that reflects modern
thinking on the subject.

Although the Net has its share of garbage, it is also a way of getting
up-to-date information before the establishment finally 'gets it'.

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