Re: Lord of the Rings movie
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 16, 2001, 13:34 |
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Quoting Cian Ross <cian@...>:
> On 12/15/01 at 10:15 PM David Peterson wrote:
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> > Sorry to nab this out of context, but what is Lothlorien?
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> Lothlorien (in LoTR) is basically a whole forest of tree-houses.... :)
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> [ObSomething: why isn't the plural of tree-house tree-hice? :)]
Two questions answer that question:
(1) What is the noncompound plural of 'house'? and
(2) Why is the Canadian sportsteam called the _Maple Leafs_?
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