Re: LOTR
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 8, 2001, 7:25 |
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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.
Just as well Tolkien's dead, isn't it, what with the abominations that'll be
happening in the movies...
Tristan
--- Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> wrote:
> Tolkien felt pretty strongly about the rape of his beautiful
> phonologies. Abominations like /seleborn/ for Celeborn or /lOri/ for
> laurie wrentched his heart. He'd curse you straight to Mordor for that.
> /=P
>
>
> -- Christian Thalmann
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