Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb
PHILOLOGICAL IRONIES DU JOUR +Spaniards use the Arabic word for table, mesa, مائدة, while Lebanese use "tawlé" from Italian tavola & Egyptians use "tarabeza" frm Greek Τραπέζι. + French (slang) use the Arabic "toubib" طبيب, when Lebanese use "hakim" linked to Hebrew "rabbi" חכם — PolitiTweet.org