2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203631A recent criticism of the proof of the failure of the rooting procedure with staggered fermions is shown to be incorrect.4 pages, no figures; revised version as to be published in Phys. Rev. DHigh Energy Physics - LatticeComment on "'t Hooft vertices, partial quenching, and rooted staggered QCD"text