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@BarnerCobblewood said: (Quote) That was my understanding as well. the purpose of any language is communication. In English, one may create whatever word one wishes in whatever way one wants, but HOW it is constructed should tell you what it means.…
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(Quote) You are excused, Richard! That is a perfectly reasonable reason!
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I enjoyed Aubrac Grande more than the intro and Windbag Island. Annadac was a mercifully fast read, and I thought it was dumb. I did like the fact that it was popular despite - or probably because of - being quite dangerous. If there were more attr…
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(Quote) Well, my next album is already named - Nightcrawler - but the one after is up for grabs! (Quote) How about "Rhythms and Thrymes"? :D
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I like the thrymes. They seem like a hard working lot.
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@Ray_Otus said: (Quote) Yup, yup, yup! Absurdity alarm bells are ringing! Thought the same! (Quote) Ah! I loved that game! I wish it didn't die the standard play-by-post game death! It deserved far better!
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Thank you for clarifying, Barner!
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So what of a movie? Or a TV show. Both can be seen with or without others. Is a movie a different thing when watched by one or when watched by many? Is the novel different when read by several at once? When read aloud? What is inherent to the novel …
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I suspect it is just some people being a bit sloppy in their use of the word 'novel' - it's a work of fiction of novel length, so it's a novel, right? It is a casual comment, not a technical comment. The fact that he is using this style is, to me, s…
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(Quote) Why are you creating a private meaning for a word? Words are vehicles for communication, and a private meaning for a word communicates nothing. Is this perhaps an accepted alternate meaning for 'novel' that I don't know? My ignorance is trul…
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(Quote) The Tale of Genji was the earliest known novel, and was written in the 11th century. I have read it, and it is very definitely a novel. In fact I considered nominating it for this slow read.
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I love that all bats in Tolkien's world are blood suckers... Great coverage, Ray! But disappointed there were so few differences in the later chapters.
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(Quote) That's where I am. I am hoping Priest has a map, and this is just narrator unreliability. I am just perhaps too suspicious after our last slow read.
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(Quote) I find it rather off-putting. I don't care if the reader doesn't have a map. I do care if the writer has a map. Announcing this signals to me that the writer will be inconsistent and will revel in that inconsistency. I don't mind unreliable …
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(Quote) My son thinks it's hysterical!
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Working at a puzzle whose pieces change shape unpredictably looks like it may be an unsolvable puzzle. :D
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(Quote) I'm glad I did!
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(Quote) Hahaha! Glad I'm not the only one! :D
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Ravens and crows, like parrots, can indeed learn to speak human words.
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According to Wikipedia: Mithril is a fictional metal found in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, which is present in his Middle-earth, and also appears in many other works of derivative fantasy. It is described as resembling silver but being stronge…
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(Quote) My guess is Tolkien - being a fuss-arse pedant - realized he was using two different viewpoints in describing the path and river, and tried to use the same viewpoint, even though the natural, default viewpoint when describing a character's m…
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(Quote) It's an older book and available in used paperback and hardcover.
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The biggest problem with the Jackson movie was the move from two to three movies. It was "thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread." There was a fan-cut two-movie version that was far better. And of course, Jackson…
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Here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Harbor-Silent-War-Book-ebook/dp/B01DLIN00Y/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=harry+homewood&qid=1611855028&sr=8-2
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(Quote) Hopefully it actually is! :o
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(Quote) Yes - Saruman gets the dubious credit for mixing Men and Orcs, possibly in breeding his Uruk-Hai.
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Got it!
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(Quote) This makes me think of D&D's division of Orc, Goblin, and Hobgoblin as separate species/peoples. Gygax apparently worked in his Tolkienisms from the Hobbit, not the LotR! I have always thought D&D to be horrible at emulating the LotR…
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(Quote) The High Elves were the elves who went to live with the Valar and Maiar in the undying lands - the Vanyar (Light Elves), the Noldor (Deep Elves), and half of the Teleri. The Deep Elves - Noldor - went to the Undying lands but returned to Mid…
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(Quote) Well, I am greatly enjoying your diggings!