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Re: LOTR

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, November 8, 2001, 11:17
Tristan Alexander McLeay scripsit:
> Incidentally, was Tolkien rhotic or non-rhotic? Seledor (or however it's spelt) > seems to suggest non (cf. 'cellar door'), but I can't be certain.
Non.
> Just as well Tolkien's dead, isn't it, what with the abominations that'll be > happening in the movies...
Not so abominable, really. They had two quite competent dialect coaches and a well-known Tolkien language scholar backing them up. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan

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