Glen writes:

> 5) I think "Proto-World", which would be the ancestor of
> all modern languages did exist approximately 80,000 years
> ago, but like mitochondrial Eve, it is the only survivor
> of what was once many linguistic lineages that extend
> further into even more unimaginable depths of time.
> The reconstructions that have been proposed however are
> definitely half-assed.

Like mitocondrial Eve, Proto-World is an illusive construct which
serves an academic purpose. Nevertheless, all evidence points to a
reasonably unified point of contact. 80,000 y/a is a very late date
for Proto-World. What language was spoken before then?

Gerry