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...only if he'd been waiting for a table at a restaurant in Rivendell....That's the way I always read it.
Just the way it's spelled.
Cal Ah
Of course, I always pronounced Sauron as Saw Ron, until those movies came out and Peter Jackson insisted that Tolkien (who was a linguist) wanted it pronounced Sow Ron.
Ultimately, I suppose it doesn't matter.
...to bastardize a quote from Aliens-"In Cyberspace, no-one can hear you mispronounce"......Well, I think I'll not even bother trying because... what I say, will not be what you hear...
Yippy ki-yay (cow patty).Or Kya?
Spanish speakers: You know, the way you would pronounce calle.
Ki-yay
Interesting - I did not know Tolkien was a linguist. I think it would be interesting to study linguistics.That's the way I always read it.
Just the way it's spelled.
Cal Ah
Of course, I always pronounced Sauron as Saw Ron, until those movies came out and Peter Jackson insisted that Tolkien (who was a linguist) wanted it pronounced Sow Ron.
Ultimately, I suppose it doesn't matter.
Well, I think I'll not even bother trying because... what I say, will not be what you hear...