Re: s-stems in Slavic and Germanic

From: tgpedersen
Message: 62918
Date: 2009-02-08

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
>
> At 3:50:08 PM on Thursday, February 5, 2009, tgpedersen
> wrote:
>
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> > <BMScott@> wrote:
>
> >> At 1:49:49 PM on Thursday, February 5, 2009, tgpedersen
> >> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >>> can't show that the s-plural disappeared in Dutch which
> >>> they really really want to do,
>
> >> And you know this without even having read the book!
>
> > No, actually I surmised it. You are my secret Popper test,
> > since I know you will do everything in your power to find
> > the quote which proves me wrong.
>
> Waste of time. Only a loon would expect to find such a
> statement.

And how does that conflict with what I just said?

> That you got a response at all is due almost
> entirely to the fact that you were responding to my post.
> As a rule nowadays I barely skim your posts, if that.

Oh no! My life has lost all meaning!

> [...]
>
> >> Your conspiracy theories and associated attempts at
> >> mind-reading are as unimpressive as they are tiresome.
>
> > Do you have any factual objections?
>
> Do you have an argument that isn't based on innuendo

No, that's my word; I used it first.

> and a fetishization of shibboleths?

Hello-o? Factual objections? This is your best shot?


Torsten