Hello Richard,

> The assertion, 'All world dialects have word stems that they all
> share' is only true if there are two or more word stems used by
*all*
> dialects. That is rather a tall order.

Which word(s) might you offer as being the universal stem(s). Word
senses are all admissable. I have one in mind that I'll present
after you make your offer.

Gerry