Re: Sin once more

> > > > > [The paucity of Celtic words in English can be explained
> > > > > not only by the fact that Celtic was low-prestige to the
> > > > > Germanic invaders, thus there was no incentive to use it,
> > > >
> > > > American English has a number of Native American loans, many
> > > > more than English has Celtic ones.
> > >
> > > My lord, can you really not see that these two situations were
> > > ENTIRELY DIFFERENT?!
> >
> > Tell me in which way the were ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.
>
> That is a topic for another day, I am afraid – too much to cover in
> just one email. I have already wasted an evening composing this
> reply.

I am sorry to hear that you have wasted an evening writing down a
cogent line of reasoning for what you believe in.


...

> > > Ich habe Kuhn gelesen.
> >
> > Dann hättest du wohl die Antwort wissen müssen auf die Frage ob
> > er so blöd war, dass er meinte, die Sprache der Belgae sei nicht
> > keltisch?
>
> I was being a smart ass (which you didn't seem to catch in my
> earlier post) –

You haven't read Kuhn, although you said you did?
No, I didn't catch that one.
Is that what passes for sarcasm in your country?

> I knew tat Kuhn had proposed a non-Celtic language for the
> Belgae; I think he is sorely mistaken

Perhaps you ought to read his articles before you pass judgment.

> (and yes, perhaps a bit daft – at least when it comes to Celtic
> linguistics).

But Kuhn has never uttered a word about Celtic linguistics.


Torsten