Re: Stacking up on standard works

From: Tavi
Message: 69264
Date: 2012-04-06

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <bm.brian@...> wrote:
>
> > IMHO the "most recent common ancestor of the IE
> > languages" was actually spoken in a remote past, [...]
>
> I know; you've said this repeatedly. You've also offered
> no support for your belief. Unsupported assertions
> assertions of relationships with questionable hypertaxa,
> tooting your own horn, and disparaging 'academic'
> linguists don't qualify as support.
>
> > This is why I've recommended you read Villar's book,
> > because hes an academical guy and has arrived to a similar
> > conclusion than myself.
>
> Oh? He supports a Vasco-Caucasian taxon and some
> substantial fraction of your word equations? (I won't call
> them etymologies: they don't reach that level.)
>

This has nothing to do with Vasco-Caucasian, as you know perfectly well.

> I'm not talking about that, and in any case you have not
> responded in any meaningful way to those requests. I'm
> talking about the vast majority of your posts to Cybalist,
> in which you confidently -- nay, arrogantly -- proclaim the
> gospel according to Tavi. And yes, I certainly can blame
> you for that.
>
At least we've reach a stalemate, because you're constantly proclaiming
the dogma of academic IE studies.

> > I see you aren't interested at all on discussing anything,
> > so I'd suggest we terminate this conversation.
>
> If you want a discussion, offer something of substance to discuss.
>
Then I'd suggest you re-read my previous posts.