Re: [tied] Chew on this

>I do not believe that the
> isoglasses discussed by him necessitate the near identity of the
> geogrphical distribution of the PIE dialects with the geographical
> distribution of their present day daughter languages, which near
> identity would indeed be hard to reconcile with an out of India
> hypothesis.

Oh read the literature. Or read the archives. Or read the replies to your
crossposting on the other lists. You should have seen through a "straw
man" argument like this, instead of simply repeating it on whatever lists
you can find.

I apologise if I sound impatient - but I do feel driven to it.

Peter