21-09-2023, 04:27 PM
As an example:
I can't say that the language can't come from the Americas based on the evidence, but consider that the plants can. Of course, plants are something different than words.
It is also not my task to look at each plant in detail when I already know that the basic requirements are not fulfilled.
It is easy to find similar plants. But they should all be native to the same region (at least most of them) and match the other clues. And they do not.
I assume they haven't read the small print yet. Those are the little clues in the book where the origin is in Europe.
I can't say that the language can't come from the Americas based on the evidence, but consider that the plants can. Of course, plants are something different than words.
It is also not my task to look at each plant in detail when I already know that the basic requirements are not fulfilled.
It is easy to find similar plants. But they should all be native to the same region (at least most of them) and match the other clues. And they do not.
I assume they haven't read the small print yet. Those are the little clues in the book where the origin is in Europe.