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Is it correct?
umacalista
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Is it correct?
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Hello evrybody, I am an English teacher from Venezuela. This is the first time I Post in this forum. I have a question... I know that Bible refers to "The tower of Babel", but is it also correct to say or write "The babel tower" If not would mind explaining what is the difference? |
16 Feb 2012
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yanogator
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I wouldn �t call "The Babel Tower" actually wrong, but it just doesn �t sound right. This is a name, rather than a description, so it is a fixed expression. In the Bible, Jesus is called the Son of Man. We would never call him "Man �s Son", even though the two terms are technically the same.
Bruce |
16 Feb 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Especially not in the USA after the Sharon Tate murder in 1969... |
17 Feb 2012
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