# Evolution of east asian spoken languages **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 5, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568 "2011-08-05T09:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568/21 "2011-08-08T01:17:34Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > colonial, do you get some thrill in misinterpreting what other people say? You have consistently failed to understand every single post of mine. It appears that you go through posts sentence by sentence (and sometimes word by word) trying to find the misunderstanding of them which would make the least sense and then base your comments on that misinterpretation. I see no point in even trying to reply to your posts. I could spend the rest of eternity replying point by point to your posts, and each time you would just create further misinterpretations for those new posts and then post those new misunderstandings. I have understood everything written by Mr. WW perfectly well, and have answered appropriately, although not to his liking since I have had to correct him. I can live with it if he does not want to continue the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568/22 "2011-08-08T05:42:16Z")
> [@colonial](#): > > In his most recent reply below **Wendell Wagner** evades answering any of my points. I take that to mean that MS or no MS he sees that he has backed a losing proposition and has decided that the best way to save face is to pull rank. > [@](#): > > OP was answered in full, the only inaccuracy being your wildly mistaken comments on dating. > [@](#): > > If OP is so easily upset by debate then Internet chartrooms are the wrong place for him to be hanging out! > [@colonial](#): > > I have understood everything written by Mr. WW perfectly well, and have answered appropriately, although not to his liking since > I have had to correct him. I can live with it if he does not want to > continue the conversation. [Moderator Note] **colonial** , let’s dial back on the snark here. You can make your points without resorting to personal remarks about other posters. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568/23 "2011-08-09T02:30:06Z")
> [@hibernicus](#): > > I didn’t know that was an open question. But I have no special expertise in linguistics, only a layman’s interest. The open question is whether the Altaic family exists or not. If Altaic does turn a real language family, then Tungus-Manchu is totally signed up as a charter member. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568/24 "2011-08-09T06:14:18Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > colonial, do you get some thrill in misinterpreting what other people say? You have consistently failed to understand every single post of mine. He also completely misinterpreted **Polycarp** ’s post. I think it’s pretty obvious **Polycarp** wasn’t stating that Portuguese and Afrikaans came into existence between four and six thousand years ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-east-asian-spoken-languages/591568.md?page=1)