I fear my post gets lost among the fray (and the debates!), so Im reposting my questions in the hopes that someone might catch it and answer. (please!) I...
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eirien_tuilinn
Mar 1, 2002 8:56 am
Suilad: I'm silly as a dwarf! Yes! Sure! The Gannelian Sindarin course is for free. Just visit my web page. this is the ...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
Mar 1, 2002 11:31 am
tence Tesseract ... * SVO, the adjectives follow the nouns they describe and "X of Y" is rendered as "X Y" ... * i dont think i understand but i think both are...
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Kenneth Chaij
chaijk2000
Mar 1, 2002 12:42 pm
In regard to Maenas, its meanings are: Craft, handicraft, art. Hope this helps you determine if the word fits the definition of 'art' that you are looking...
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sshiskom
Mar 1, 2002 3:35 pm
I wrote a Sindarin lullaby for my friend. Though he said meaning or accuracy is not that important, I want to check it here. Following is what my friend gave...
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Alex Grigny de Castro
a.grigny@...
Mar 1, 2002 8:38 pm
Aia! Due to my inability to visualise conjugations unless I see them in table form, I decided to attempt to make some myself. See: ...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo
Mar 1, 2002 9:14 pm
... Am I sensing the old intrafinctional vs extrafictional confusion again? I read Helge's paragraph above to mean that a Sindarin speaker WITHIN the Mythology...
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julesk510@...
nenariel
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
Well said HF, I agree, and the humor is refreshing in this seemingly endless squabble [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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pavel_iosad
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
Suilad, ... Well, we don't _really_ know... The general rule is that adjectives follow the nouns they modify, and they are lenited in the process... the direct...
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Thomas Ferencz
percival64
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
Aiya ilya, assaila sailion, two questions: 1. In your opinion, what case the verb "minna-" "enter" governs in Quenya? In English it would be an accusative (?)...
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crabbykat2001
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
Mae Govannen! I am in need of a small Quenya poem. It is for a chapter of my Tolkien fan fiction in which my character teaches Legolas some Quenya. I am sure...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
... There's plenty to be found in Marquette and the Bodleian. I know, I've worked in both archives. The only thing stopping Helge from doing the same is Helge....
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endorendil
Mar 1, 2002 9:20 pm
... Except when they aren't: e.g. _Tôl acharn_ 'comes vengeance'. ... Except when they don't: e.g. _galadhremmin ennorath_ 'tree-woven middle-lands'. ... ...
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slimehoo
Mar 1, 2002 9:20 pm
... The favorite lullabies of all three of my sons were (for two) and is (for the youngest) as follows: Puppy. Puppy. Puppy. Bark. Bark. Bark. Puppy....
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slimehoo
Mar 1, 2002 9:20 pm
... Okay, so maybe I'm from a culture UTTERLY alien to yours, but in my circles, NDAs are taken with utmost seriousness. Even to have a hint of having...
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James Jackson
james@...
Mar 1, 2002 9:31 pm
Very true. In my line of work I've signed a fair few NDAs, all taken with the utmost seriousness. Of course, the killer one here in the UK is the Offical...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo
Mar 1, 2002 9:33 pm
... Since when does a writer's accuracy have a bearing on his skill as a stylist? (Rhetorical quenstion) ... Many/most people likely to read these posts know...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
Mar 1, 2002 10:00 pm
teithant Thomas Ferencz ... * i believe it needs allative.. btw i think the Quenya type must be *minta- (> S. minna) since i dont know any verbs in -na ... *...
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Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Mar 1, 2002 10:03 pm
... Indeed. I wonder about Eldar children: What was the Sindarin or Quenya equivalent of "neener neener neener" or "nanny-nanny boo-boo"? Tony...
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endorendil
Mar 1, 2002 11:39 pm
... Would the moderators of this list please explain why, for instance, Helge is free to make all sorts of unsubstantiated charges and claims about myself, my...
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Bballchic4eva23@...
Mar 1, 2002 11:41 pm
I look forward to any comments and advice. Navaer Eirien Tuilinn do you know how i can get into this course? if you do, email me @ bballchic4eva23@... -...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 1, 2002 11:42 pm
... Hm, I don't recall you making a similar observation about Helge's prose, which is frequently peppered with such "spice", and was for years before I rose to...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 1, 2002 11:42 pm
... No it wouldn't, as shown by the cases of Edouard Kloczco, Michael Devaux (whence Helge received the _Átaremma_ and _Aia María_), and the "CB Grammar"....
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slimehoo
Mar 1, 2002 11:44 pm
Dog orangutan chicken nineteen paramecium cockroach seven. Cat nightingale pullet chicken three. Ocelot four beaver stoat, stoat malamute! [Note that English...
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slimehoo
Mar 1, 2002 11:44 pm
... celle-celle harnu-nu, of course!...
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Pavel Iosad
pavel_iosad
Mar 1, 2002 11:48 pm
Hello,
Helge wrote:
> As for the earliest material being "inherently and objectively less
> interesting, complete, appealing, or worthy of presentation", it...
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williamwelden
Mar 2, 2002 1:26 am
... But I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer...
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Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Mar 2, 2002 1:51 am
... Dang, but I love this list. <G> Tony...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 2, 2002 2:24 am
... The use of "paramecium" in the first sentence shows "slimehoo's" blind acceptance of a bald assertion by Helge Fauskanger, made in the middle of his...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
Mar 2, 2002 3:16 am
... Okay, I'm normally very tired of the whole HF/CFH battle. But I've got to say, I found this absolutely hilarious. (Especially the bit about the...
