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Guinevere · 05-12-2003, 02:30 PM

Thank you for the link, Piosenniel!

I always wondered about "confusticate and bebother these dwarves!" in the Hobbit... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

If some of Tolkien's expressions are unfamiliar even for English-speaking people, you can imagine how it is for the others! (e.g. words like "fey" can't be found in a normal dictionary.)

05-12-2003, 02:30 PM	#18
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Thank you for the link, Piosenniel! I always wondered about "confusticate and bebother these dwarves!" in the Hobbit... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] If some of Tolkien's expressions are unfamiliar even for English-speaking people, you can imagine how it is for the others! (e.g. words like "fey" can't be found in a normal dictionary.) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

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