"We now find ourselves in possession of two entirely different items, both of which we call Proto-Indo-European: one, …"

"Arguing about 'Proto-Indo-European' can be meaningful and fruitful . . . if we always explain whether we are talking …"

"It now strikes me that the attempt to reconstruct a prototypical (“Proto- Indo-European") form from which all atteste…"

"It is an elementary mistake to equate common Indo-European words with Proto-Indo- European words and to base thereon …"

"No reputable linguist pretends that Proto-Indo-European reconstructions represent a reality, and the unpronounceabili…"

"A sheep that had no wool saw horses, one of them pulling a heavy wagon, one carrying a big load, and one carrying a m…"

"It must be stressed, and cannot be said often enough, that whatever date is given for 'PIE,' it is necessarily no mor…"

"Every attempt, then, to give absolute dates for 'Proto-Indo-European' (or dates for alleged different stages of'PIE')…"

"It is therefore historically irresponsible for the linguist to speak of 'Proto-Indo-European' in the 4th millennium, …"

"Many points of controversy surround the reconstruction of PIE, and indeed surround any reconstruction effort. Some ar…"