... 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...
11390
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Mar 2, 2002 1:51 am
... Dang, but I love this list. <G> Tony...
11389
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...
11388
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...
11387
slimehoo
Mar 1, 2002 11:44 pm
... celle-celle harnu-nu, of course!...
11386
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...
11385
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"....
11384
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...
11383
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@... -...
11382
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...
11381
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...
11380
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 ... *...
11379
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...
11378
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...
11377
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...
11376
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....
11375
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'. ... ...
11374
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....
11373
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...
11372
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 (?)...
11371
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...
11370
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]...
11369
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...
11368
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: ...
11367
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...
11366
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...
11365
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...
11364
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 ...
11363
Tesseract
wildone@...
Mar 1, 2002 8:12 am
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...
11362
John Cowan
johnwcowan
Mar 1, 2002 4:59 am
Message #11342 was passed by me in error. It contained unsubstantiated charges and named names, and should have been bounced back to the author for amendment....
