That's one of my most frequent mistakes, thank you. ~George ... the moat...
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Lish
mithrilmoon
Aug 24, 2005 3:56 am
I did not know that. You are right Jack, I don't think the Finnish people would appreciate that. And OH DARN, I had that image of Sean Connery playing the...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Aug 24, 2005 1:08 pm
Actually, his character was Soviet, not Russian; ethnically he was Lithuanian. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com ...
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George
greekss454
Aug 24, 2005 2:19 pm
Many of the Soviets were not ethnically Russian. Stalin was from modern Georgia. ~George...
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Lish
mithrilmoon
Aug 26, 2005 6:07 am
...okay, sorry about that mix-up. I bet you guys can tell which subjects I am sorry I didn't pay attention to. 8-) I still think Connery could play that role...
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Gustavo
gus_in_middl...
Sep 1, 2005 1:02 am
Hello! We still would love to have someone to play Elrond and Thrnaduil at the role-play Last Battle of the elves ( ...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Sep 3, 2005 8:48 am
American English is essentially English after having been wiped off with a dirty sponge. --J.R.R. Tolkien ... Jack...
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g.olivieri
gus_in_middl...
Sep 3, 2005 3:05 pm
(Most europeans would say so. Not all, though. Nobody's perfect; why to believe John Tolkien would be?) Gustavo, from Portuguese America ... [Non-text portions...
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Lish
mithrilmoon
Sep 4, 2005 5:42 am
Too True. -Lish 8-) ... Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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George
greekss454
Sep 5, 2005 2:14 am
That's a low blow...in pompous English vernacular... I have seen that quote before though. Where I come from (Greater Providence, Rhode Island), the accent is...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Sep 5, 2005 6:36 am
Do you know where it came from? I found it in one of those Internet lists which didn't say in detail. ... Jack ... From: George That's a low blow...in pompous...
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George
greekss454
Sep 5, 2005 12:16 pm
I'm not sure. It may have been in Letters. I know I've seen it before though. Possibly another message board, although this is really the only JRRT board I...
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Neal D. O'Brien
neal_obrien
Sep 5, 2005 5:33 pm
Say what, George? Where I come from - the Boston area, ninety miles away from you - the natives have provided the local accent and the children of immigrants...
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George
greekss454
Sep 5, 2005 10:47 pm
Of course there are different accents in Rhode Island. Just like a Massachusetts accent is very different in Boston than it is say in Attleboro or Fall River....
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George
greekss454
Sep 5, 2005 10:55 pm
Where in Boston do you live? From my house to Fenway Park is only about 46 miles door-door. The assimilation you speak of is not entirely true though. People...
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Ren Cat
ren_blackcat
Sep 6, 2005 1:37 am
Now where did you come across this and do you really think this is something he said? Ren :) ... with a...
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mithrilmoon
Sep 6, 2005 6:10 am
Many here in America are very intelligent, learned, and well-versed. I count myself as average, but I do agree that the British people have a talent for...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Sep 6, 2005 5:52 pm
BTW, JRRT never went by 'John.' He always went by 'Ronald'. His son the priest went by John. So, for the sake of avoiding confusion, may I suggest that we...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Sep 6, 2005 6:22 pm
It was in the Letters. He was talking about an encounter with a GI during WW-II, whom he condeded was personally a nice young man once you got to know him....
15983
TolkienDiscussions@ya...
Sep 6, 2005 6:51 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the TolkienDiscussions group: What name/convention should we use at the group when talking about JRR...
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mithrilmoon
Sep 6, 2005 8:00 pm
he should go by professor Tolkien. He earned that title and it is the most respectful name to call him, in my opinion. -Alicia...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Sep 6, 2005 8:50 pm
His friends at school called him John Ronald ... Jack ... From: Wilson, Bruce BTW, JRRT never went by 'John.' He always went by 'Ronald'. His son the priest...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Sep 6, 2005 8:53 pm
But the point is that NOBODY called him 'John'. Whenever I hear a reference to "John Tolkien", I assume that the person is talking about Fr. John, JRRT's son....
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George
greekss454
Sep 6, 2005 9:17 pm
That's right!!! Thanks Bruce. Was that the guy he met in a bar or something? ~George ... during WW-II, whom he condeded was personally a nice young man once...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Sep 6, 2005 9:28 pm
You forgot Prof T ... Jack ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the TolkienDiscussions group: ...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Sep 7, 2005 1:35 pm
I haven't the book here, so I'm not sure. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of George Sent:...
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Mithril Awards
mithrilawards
Sep 14, 2005 9:52 pm
MITHRIL AWARDS 2005 Nominations are now open for the Mithril Awards for Tolkien Fanfiction 2005 – and enthusiastic volunteers from across the fandom are...
15991
Jack
jackwhittake...
Sep 14, 2005 10:00 pm
I was very impressed with this last year - I've always assumed that fan fiction involved unlikely sexual pairings, but not so... ... Jack ... From: Mithril...
15992
Morjuc
Sep 21, 2005 2:07 am
I am very late in replying to this, but I just wanted to point out that some people might consider the jazz/ragtime analogy as a compliment american english. -...
15993
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Sep 21, 2005 1:11 pm
Some would. But people who prefer Beethoven, Chopin, or Schubert would not. Personally, I like both. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com...
