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Pile o' Bones
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old hobbit
I pronounce the vowels separately, as indicated in the note on pronunciation.
The first long -é- I soften to rhyme with english "may," and the -a- I flatten to an -æ- to rhyme with "mat."
Smay-æ-goal, yesss my precioussss. We all give him that cartoon hiss though, I suppose <img src=smile.gif ALT="
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Imbëar
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