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Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Friday, February 21, 2003, 9:11
Herman Miller wrote:
>Of course, there's the question of what exactly it means to be an "elf". >Pointy ears by themselves aren't enough (as exceptions like Vulcans and >Hylians demonstrate), and not all Elves are smaller than Humans (Tolkien's >for instance). Long life and some degree of magical ability seems to be >typically associated with elves. And although it might be hard to imagine, >not all elves necessarily have a preference for dental and alveolar sounds. >:-)
Nor is a preference for dentals and alveolars necessarily indicative of elfhood. Withness my Tairezans, who're 100% humans ... Tolkien's Sindar apparently liked velars - there's alot of [k] and [g] and [x] in the language. Andreas _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail