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Lalaith · 03-17-2003, 05:23 AM

Logic 101.<BR>The character who is talking remembers the events. Thus, logically, she cannot say "no-one now remembers..." <BR>Correctly she should have said "few now remember" or even "only I now remember". <P>Quibbling,perhaps. But you wouldn't have caught Tolkien writing a line like that, that's for sure.

03-17-2003, 05:23 AM	#9
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Logic 101.<BR>The character who is talking remembers the events. Thus, logically, she cannot say "no-one now remembers..." <BR>Correctly she should have said "few now remember" or even "only I now remember". <P>Quibbling,perhaps. But you wouldn't have caught Tolkien writing a line like that, that's for sure. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling