SHOUTING; emphasis?

Dennis R. Preston preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU
Sun Sep 8 22:28:12 UTC 2002


It was said that

>  >(... among linguists, * is reserved for reconstructed forms and
>  > impossible utterances).
>
>This is a good point and something to watch for, but I think the
>opportunities for confusion are few and easily avoided.


*But it thinks me
Like a *spingo in the tree
They are numerous

dInIs


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