Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb
The French colloquial uses for country "bled" from the Arabic بلد , "cleb" or "clebard" for dog from كلب, but the official language bowdlerises such influences. New DuJour': "To whistle" in Lebanese "sawfar" is from the Byzantine Greek σφυρίζω https://t.co/edpbKHQ4lA — PolitiTweet.org
Emmanuel C‽aiя @BzhClair
Quel troubadour digne du meilleur alcazar pas venu d'un bled paumé. Je sais, un chouïa poussé. https://t.co/lLA7bWIAUY
