From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 30499
Date: 2004-02-02
>> Only an IGNARROGANT could doubt it! <g>Saying about someone that is an IGNORANT, don't help you to count
> At 13:30:34 on Monday, 2 February 2004, alex wrote:
>
> > Brian M. Scott wrote:
>
> >> At 11:20:13 on Monday, 2 February 2004, Miguel Carrasquer
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> Come to think of it, Spanish has /r/ and /rr/. It has two
> >>> lateral phonemes, and it has /T/ and /D/ too, like
> >>> Albanian. Can the TRUTH BE that Spanish Phonetic System is
> >>> much closer to Albanian Phonetic System??? This GREAT
> >>> similarity could only be explained by a GENETIC LINK!
>
> >> Only an IGNARROGANT could doubt it! <g>
>
> > Well, the vocalic system of Alb. has all Rom. vowels + two
> > of its own. It happens Alb. consonant system has all Rom.
> > consonants plus some more of its own.
>
> > What is the matter about arrogant or ignorant here? What
> > should speak against a certain very close relationship
> > here between the both phonetic systems? From what Marius
> > showed, nothing. So, then why finding so funny that?
>
> > Arrogance is there where one is comparing only two points
> > on a whole scala and this someone alows himself to make
> > jokes about. It should ought to be sad of such reaction.
>
> Actually, it was a joke intended for Miguel alone, but I
> forgot to change the address. It won't make sense unless
> you've read some of the lunatic postings of one 'grapheus'
> in sci.lang and recognize the imitation of his style.
>
> Brian