theoretical_linguistics_out_of_context epitome of incomprehensibility ...at least in short phrases, can get pretty trippy and mystical. "Sisterhood of tree structures" indeed. 231005 ... e_o_i To be precise, "sisterhood in the tree structures" (what was actually there; sounds better than what I wrote) 231005 ... e_o_i Advanced Phonetics: first we don't want too much "promiscuity" in our theories. Then it's the "faithfulness constraint" in Optimality Theory. The prof doesn't believe in Optimality Theory, but still - squint my ears a little and I could be back at Cedar_Christian_Academy. 240127 what's it to you? who go blather from