[tied] Re: PIE Punctual and Durative, correction, full quote

> > 2)
> > a) semithematic present verb stems with mobile stress,
>
> I don't think so. It had _athematic_ verbs with mobile stress
> (plus some athematic Narten presents with root stress).

I think the stress pattern of the athematic present had to do with its
primary ending, and that the -i of those were possibly once stressed.
The stress pattern of tenses with secondary endings (eg. aorist) looks
more authentic to me.

> > What do you think Popper would say?
>
> He would have said, "Respect the evidence".

I thought he said "Respect the counterevidence"?


Torsten