Re: [tied] Nominative: A hybrid view

Hi Miguel,

> Time is limited and life is short, so one good example should be
> enough to make a point.

I totally disagree with the second part of your sentence. A good
example can be a point of starting an argument though.

It's up to the reader to exercise care, and

> try to come up with a counterexample (or, if the example is not even
> good, to show that it doesn't have the form or the etymology

claimed).

As I have said, I intend to check what other sources say on the
subject and see if I can agree with the example or not.

>
> *kWod > *hwat is a good example, so unless you can find a good
> counterexample, we must all agree that PIE *d gives Gmc. *t, also in
> final position.

This is not science.

>
> Don't they teach the Ausnahmslosigkeit anymore?

Yes, and they give several tons of examples for a single
transformation. If they want to be taken seriously. Or they say
something like: read further there, source.

Eva