[tied] Re: [Nostratic-L] Re: Why are Indo-Europeanist opposed to a

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com<mailto:cybalist@yahoogroups.com>,

"Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@>

> wrote:
> >
> > I had an extensive correspondence with Cyril Babaev, the FOUNDER of
> > this list, when he _first_ established it; and I think it is

possible

> > I might know more about its purpose than you.
>
> It's purpose is to discuss IE linguistics, history, and culture. Just
> like it says on the home page. It's not meant as a forum for
> Nostratic, other macrofamilies (both of which have their own ahoo
> groups), and certainly not Proto-Language or Proto-World.
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>
> ***
> Patrick:
> Sino-Tibetan, Kartvelian, PS, Old European, Uralic, etc. can be
> sources of loans into or from PIE.

I don't dispute that. But it doesn't have anything to do with what I
just said.

> Speaking of linguistics, the word, when used as a neuter
> possessive, is <its> not <it's>.

I know. How small minded of you to point out a minor typing error.