Re: [tied] Tiber

Glen Gordon wrote:

> Alex:
>> it sounds like an explanation of your terrier , not of you. Better
>> you will show _why_ they are not related, even with the help of
>> extraterrestrial brothers.
>
> We can always make connections between any two items but it's a real
> skill to support those connections with proof of their relationship.

That is very true. I just asked if there is any relation and I did not
tryed to show it, did I ?

>
> Tiber and Tigris are not related, and this much is an obvious
> conclusion for anyone that acknowledges their immense distance. If
> you would like to relate them together, you must come up with much
> more than idle similarity to gain the support, empathy, agreement, or
> whatever you need from other linguists.

the distance is not at all enourmous from Italia to Mesopotamia via
Troj:-)

>
> PS: Terriers don't speak... They only make certain vowels under very
> specific conditions :)
>
>
> = gLeN

Yes, they do not speak .The vowels made by them under very specific
conditions are in most the way to exteriorise their feelings. They
explain something about how they feel. I said "it sounds like an
explanation of your terrier".
Did you ever tought they speak?:-)))
Alex