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The Only Real Estel · 12-30-2003, 11:08 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>At the Grey Havens Elrond says what ever it is he says in Elvish and Bilbo takes a little time to translate it and understnad it. I thought that was nicely done but I'm not sure if anyone would get it if they hadn't read the books. (Do they even know Bilbo can speak Elvish?)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I doubt a non-book reader would get it, no. To a non-book reader, it would just look like Bilbo doesn't understand what Elrond is saying (Bilbo's look could go either way).

12-30-2003, 11:08 AM	#24
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>At the Grey Havens Elrond says what ever it is he says in Elvish and Bilbo takes a little time to translate it and understnad it. I thought that was nicely done but I'm not sure if anyone would get it if they hadn't read the books. (Do they even know Bilbo can speak Elvish?)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I doubt a non-book reader would get it, no. To a non-book reader, it would just look like Bilbo doesn't understand what Elrond is saying (Bilbo's look could go either way).