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In [[Science Fiction]], this is often a form of [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]] applied to the [[Translator Microbes]].
May result in a [[Monster Is a Mommy]] plot. Also, [[Self
The name of this trope comes from a [[Tower of Babel|structure in the Bible]] that mankind built to reach the heavens and become Gods themselves. ''The'' God didn't like that, so he made all of them speak different languages to create mass confusion and halt the construction.
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See also [[Tongue Tied]] and [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. When the style of language is the barrier rather than the language itself, they're a [[Strange Syntax Speaker]].
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== Comic Books ==
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