Re: USAGE: Language revival
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 28, 1999, 19:59 |
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Raymond Brown wrote:
> That Nik doesn't recall coming across 'dwarfs' says much about Tolkien's
> influence :)
Now that I think about it, I have come across "dwarfs", but didn't
notice it, presumably thinking it an *error* for "dwarves"! I always
say "... Seven Dwarves", even tho I now realize that it was "Dwarfs".
Strange. :-)
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