Por ello, con el tiempo, los griegos tendieron a dividir a … - Isaac Asimov

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Por ello, con el tiempo, los griegos tendieron a dividir a todo el mundo en dos grupos: ellos, los grecoparlantes, y los extranjeros, los que no hablaban griego. Para los griegos, los extranjeros parecían proferir sílabas sin sentido, que eran como decir "bar-bar-bar-bar" por el significado que tenían (al menos para los griegos). Así, los griegos llamaban a todos los que no eran griegos barbaroi, que significaba algo así como "gente que habla de manera extraña".

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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov • Paul French • Asimov • Isaak Ozimov • Itzhak Ozimov

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