http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/08/etymology-of-barbarian/ Beyond Words explores our experiences with language, culture, and the world through our day-to-day interactions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/08/etymology-of-barbarian/comment-page-1/#comment-103 len kovsky Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:07:22 +0000 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/?p=385#comment-103 "Bar bar bar" - that's exactly how we sound to those who don't speak our language, and in this case we're all barbarians. Thank God there are translators who try to mitigate the problem. By the way, when different peoples were building Babilon Tower (before that terrible calamity) - what language did they speak? “Bar bar bar” – that’s exactly how we sound to those who don’t speak our language, and in this case we’re all barbarians. Thank God there are translators who try to mitigate the problem.
By the way, when different peoples were building Babilon Tower (before that terrible calamity) – what language did they speak?

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