... First, Tolkien didn't think this was a false statement, and fought university administration for years in order to (successful, in the end) institute a...
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Matt Lerverchi
shadow_master83@...
Feb 2, 2002 4:20 pm
Hello all I am new to the list so I think that it is fair that I begin with a little intro. My name is Matto Antoni Lerverchi, and I am based in Brisbane ...
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williamwelden
Feb 2, 2002 4:22 pm
... English is a complete language with a full set of grammatical rules and vocabulary (the largest in history, maybe except for Old Persian, I'm not sure),...
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David Kiltz
palannir
Feb 2, 2002 4:28 pm
... Nee, helemaal niet ;-) Ik denk dat het Nederlands een goed voorbeeld is aangezien het "centraale vocalen" (vocalen die in het midden van de mond worden...
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Egmont Ruelens
elrithrandir
Feb 2, 2002 4:33 pm
Hello to everyone! I joined elfling yesterday and I was said I had the opportunity to introduce myself. I woun't make it too long. I'm Belgian (Dutch...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Feb 2, 2002 4:37 pm
... Not quite. He fought for a curriculum which *permitted* students to do just that (sc. study Old English). JRRT had less than no desire to require all...
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jdm314
Feb 2, 2002 5:07 pm
... Old ... to ... I'm not sure what you mean here. Are you saying that Old Persian may have had a vocabulary larger than Modern English? If so, on what basis...
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williamwelden
Feb 2, 2002 5:23 pm
... I read this somewhere, possibly thirty years ago when I was in college. It may have said that the vocabulary was "richer" rather than "larger", the...
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jdm314
Feb 2, 2002 7:02 pm
... way ... AH! There's the problem, you're thinking of New Persian (you might have added "old" because "New" goes pretty far back... about as far as Middle...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Feb 2, 2002 9:07 pm
... Garo, a Tibeto-Burman language from the hill country of West Bengal, India, has a larger vocabulary yet. Any word of either Bengali or English, or at...
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Heili Einasto
heilie@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:09 pm
(Sindarin, for example, seems to lack Quenya's ridiculous laundry list of cases). What is ridiculous is a matter of opinion -- my language has 14 noun cases,...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Feb 2, 2002 9:10 pm
... Hm; I had the impression that Tolkien's revised syllabus had both "Lang." and "Lit." sides studying Old English and reading _Beowulf_. Well, in any event,...
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Micheal Thompson
saintmichealt
Feb 2, 2002 9:14 pm
Dear Sandra: Very likly a maple leaf. I'm looking for one out there for sale. Sincerely, Micheal T. ... __________________________________________________ Do...
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A B
babydoll_1509@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:15 pm
Welcome, I'm fairly new aswell, and only know a little Elvish, but I'm learning fast! Namárië, Amanda ~x~ ... ...
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A B
babydoll_1509@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:15 pm
Group of Elvish learners and experts, can anyone please tell me how to tell someone you love them in Quenyan? Thankyou so much Namárië, Amanda ~x~ ... ...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:17 pm
teithant Matt Lerverchi ... importantly speak it. Now I have read lessons that state that it is near impossible to speak fluent quenya, but damn it I want to....
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:21 pm
teithant Heili Einasto ... * well yes.. sindarin often troubles me, confused about the role of some words in the phrase ... Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 9:23 pm
teithant A B ... * tye-melan, or melanyel and its Quenya, without -n ... Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå ôçí äùñåÜí óáò@yahoo.gr...
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D. Daniel Andriës
uialdil@...
Feb 2, 2002 10:03 pm
... He fought to make it available, not mandatory. But anyway, I know many people who have learned English, and many who speak it better than native speakers,...
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D. Daniel Andriës
uialdil@...
Feb 2, 2002 10:19 pm
... But the simplification of the noun and adjective system by doing away with declension ... was it really worth the price? No declensions to learn, but all...
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xelanotlob
Feb 2, 2002 10:43 pm
Does anyone know a site where i can publish calligraphy hantale Alex...
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xelanotlob
Feb 2, 2002 10:53 pm
I have noticed a distinct rise in members and messages posted after the release of the film, infact a huge increase, oh well its a good thing, more help i...
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oneworldgallery
Feb 2, 2002 11:07 pm
Is there actually anyone out there who know Sindarin or Quenya well enough to SPEAK it?...
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James Jackson
james@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:07 pm
Although it may transpire that those joining just because of an interest in the film, and not a true yearn to learn Quenya / Sindarin / Other Tolkein languages...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:07 pm
... Either simply _minna [or, mir] i siire_ OR simply _i siirenna_. I think _minna i siirenna_ is like saying "into to the river" in English. ... Probably...
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oneworldgallery
Feb 2, 2002 11:07 pm
I've tried to figure it out, but there's just no way. Does anyone know what Elrond says in the battle-scene at the beginning of the movie?...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:15 pm
teithant "D. Daniel Andriës" ... (and, to a less extent, you could almost say the same about the genitive ... especially the genitive plural). And almost all...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:19 pm
teithant oneworldgallery ... know what Elrond says in the battle-scene at the beginning of the movie? * tangado a hadad look www.elvish.org/gwaith for movie...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:21 pm
teithant oneworldgallery ... enough to SPEAK it? * no, and as some say, nobody ever will ... Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå ôçí äùñåÜí...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:22 pm
teithant xelanotlob ... hantale * gwaith-i-phethdain and amanye tenceli i assume you know their addresses.. if not, look at google.com ... Do You Yahoo!? ...
