Re: Divergence vs. convergence (was: Witzel and Sautsutras)

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 70319
Date: 2012-10-28

At 2:00:38 PM on Sunday, October 28, 2012, Tavi wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> <bm.brian@...> wrote:

>> Irrelevant. I don't deny that many of the languages in
>> that grab-bag must have been related to one another.

> This iss my point.

Since I don't dispute it, your point is rather lacking in
point.

>> The fact remains that Palæo-IE as you define it is not a
>> language family in any meaningful sense of the term. I
>> repeat:

> Don't waste out time!

So far you've ignored the objection, called it a waste of
time, and characterized it as trolling. These are all
avoidance behaviors. I infer that you have no meaningful
response.