Snuffy - I've thought of a cunning plan for how to denote the * symbol when speaking Proto Indo-European. As the * symbol basically means "We really don't have much of a clue here, but to make it look impressive, we will put * before this concocted word", when you speak Proto-Indo-European, all you have to do to show the * is to shrug your shoulders dramatically and cast your eyes heavenward, in a sort-of Gallic manner. This should (maybe) help to appease any French people, who may be a bit peeved that French isn't the official European language!

- jeanie