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Galadriel55 · 08-08-2011, 07:22 PM

I heard people say it "Tol-keen", "Tall-kin", "Tolkayn", and even "that guy who wrote the books you always carry around".

I pronounce it "Tolki-en", with the stress on TOL. Or, if it will be easier to understand this way, TOLkeeyen. So I would probably fall under your category of dubiousness.

08-08-2011, 07:22 PM	#2
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	I heard people say it "Tol-keen", "Tall-kin", "Tolkayn", and even "that guy who wrote the books you always carry around". I pronounce it "Tolki-en", with the stress on TOL. Or, if it will be easier to understand this way, TOLkeeyen. So I would probably fall under your category of dubiousness. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera Last edited by Galadriel55; 08-08-2011 at 07:34 PM.