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Î "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ÎÎÏÎÏÎ ÏÏÎ ÎÎÎÏÎÎ news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip] > >"b" in Ancient and modern Greek corresponds to the English "v", so the exact > >term is "varvaros". > > > >Coined because foreign talk in the ancient times sounded incomprehensible, > >akin to continuous "var, var, var" sounds. [*] > > Were the foreigners from a galaxy var var away? Ask Thukidides :*) > -- > >Kat< Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax > and get used to the idea - Robert A. Heinlein -- Ioannis Galidakis http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/jgal/ ------------------------------------------ Eventually, _everything_ is understandable
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