At 10:21:31 PM on Monday, February 25, 2008, Patrick Ryan
wrote:
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> We do not "posit" in linguistics.
We most certainly do.
AHD4 s.v. <posit>, definition 2: 'to put forward, as for
consideration or study; suggest'.
M-W Online s.v. <posit>, definition 3: 'to propose as an
explanation'.
Brian