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Originally Posted by Laurinquë
TheGreatElvenWarrior taught me everything I know about Tolkien; therefore I pronounce it Oo-Roo as well. What ever she said, I said.
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I did
not teach you everything you know about Tolkien. I believe that the Downer Newspaper did.
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Originally Posted by Laurinquë
But before I get too far I should mention that my open ideas about pronunciation most likely stem from my utter inability to understand the sound of a word without hearing it said. I have always had a hard time with that but it wasn't too apparent until I tried to start wrapping my tongue around The Fellowship of the Ring. I seem to remember that I was a great source of amusement to TGEW.  |
You heard me saying names while you were reading the Fellowship, I believe I would ask you something like
Have you read about the Balrog yet? and you hadn't, I probably spoiled it for you. And, what can I say, you're amusing!
Back on topic, I originally pronounced Feanor as FEE-nor, and not as Feah-nor. Still can't figure out how to pronounce Meaglin correctly...