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Old 08-09-2011, 06:16 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo View Post
I used to pronounce it Tol-keen, but I've since been coerced by a relative who insists that it's a long I and the E is silent (if that's the proper way to describe it; I don't really know).
A long 'i' and silent e? Wouldn't that still make it Tol-keen? Or Tol-kine? Do you mean Tol-kin? That's how I say it.
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