Re: Elliott's peoples
| From: | Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, March 23, 2003, 2:02 |
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In a message dated 3/21/2003 11:18:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
cowan@MERCURY.CCIL.ORG writes:
> For the record, I think the spelling "elvish" predates JRRT, though
> "dwarvish" does seem to be his own (unconscious) invention.
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Why do you call it "unconscious"? Tolkien used "dwarves" rather than
"dwarfs" deliberately, according to Appendix F of LotR, and it seems
reasonable to assume that "Dwarvish" was likewise a conscious choice.
Doug
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