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Re: How to avoid being a Tolkien clone

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Saturday, May 26, 2001, 13:40
Danny Wier wrote:

> I'm borrowing from Tolkien a little, especially since I > have at least two humanoid races: elves and orcs. I feel > like I'm ripping off JRR, and I've been trying to find a > name for the Orcs (who have no real native language but > speak a crude form of English). I've thought of Goblins, > Ogres, Thugs, Cavemen, _homo erectus_ revived...
How about "ocre"? :) ||| daniel -- <> Mad llamgalf! <> daniel.andreasson@telia.com <> <> Ond llam! <> www.geocities.com/conlangus <>