The Babble Over How to Pronounce `Babel'The article doesn't answer the question (there isn't one right answer), but it does explain the origin and etymology of the name.
By DOUGLAS J. ROWE, AP Entertainment Writer
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
(02-21) 10:54 PST New York (AP) --
An Academy Award contender that no one's sure how to pronounce? "Babel" has seven Oscar nominations, meaning the name of the film will be read at least seven times Sunday night. But its pronunciation has stumped even its biggest star.
"Thank you for honoring our film `Babble.' Or `BAY-bel' or `Bah-BELL,'" Brad Pitt said after the film received an earlier award at a film festival in Palm Springs, Calif. "We're still arguing how to pronounce it."
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