I have authored an answer to a SWR. While I believe my suggestion provides a near precise answer to the asked question, it seems to be rather unliked.
I understand the word may be rare, but an unusual word usually does not generate a lot of controversy.
If I could get some help understanding how the answer should be improved, or why the answer is considered such a bad one, that feedback would be much appreciated.
Your answer has eight up-votes and four down-votes, so it's more controversial than bad. I suspect the controversy stems from your discussion of "babble", since some commenters disagree that it's not the same as "babel" in this context.
You could try adding a definition of "babble" to support your position, or (if those definitions don't pan out), you could soften your statement to list "babble" as a similar (etymologically unrelated), but potentially more ambiguous, term.
Incidentally, I would tend to agree that "babble" is an OK term here; the relevant ODO definition is
- [i mass noun] The sound of people talking simultaneously.
But I also agree with you that there is a greater connotation of rapidity, as seen in the first definition of the verb:
- Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
Provide some historical references to accentuate the legitimacy of the usage.
