----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
To: <Nostratica@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Nostratica] Proto-Celtic



> That would violate the second law of thermodynamics.

A good point. In this universe, language simply cannot be transmitted from generation to generation without _any_ irreversible changes. I suppose, however, that H.M.Hubey was thinking of great similarity rather than complete identity, and so the question was quite legitimate.

Piotr