German has provided some of the most jaw-straining single words in the history of human language. Months later, a child is born and then raised in the bar by Barbara, Bärbel and the doting barbarians. 0:30 Influencers and celebrities lip-synch to Barbara’s Rhubarb Bar – videoMany of the online comments below the original clips are in English. An English version from, yes, Santa Barbara, helped decipher the rhymes, and the German videos were eventually given English subtitles. With it, Chaplin put his finger on some of the reasons German is perhaps especially well suited for tongue-twisters.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2024 15:30 UTC