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Originally Posted by Balfrog
Nerwen
I'll try and take a look at the famed debate. Who knows - It might be more amusing than this one!
As to your later post :
And the purpose of the separator?
To make distinctive, to highlight, to provide emphasis, perhaps?
Yes, you are quite right – it is clear to me, given my English grammar school education. However I would be happy to understand how you might think Tolkien grammatically used (what the English term) inverted commas!
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To indicate that the term "allegory" was doubtful, and should be taken with a grain of salt. This seems to me quite possible.