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Essex · 06-18-2004, 04:54 PM

Saraphim "Let's hunt some orc" would be conceived as modern. But (and I'm not being petty) as I state in my post, he says "Let us hunt some orc". I've listened to this phrase in the film umpteen times, and this is what I believe Aragorn is saying. Let us is not a modern use of language, but obviosuly Let's, an abbriviated version, is....

I've done a quick search of the term "Let us" just in the fellowship of the ring book, and it appears 51 times!!!!!!!!!

06-18-2004, 04:54 PM	#8
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	Saraphim "Let's hunt some orc" would be conceived as modern. But (and I'm not being petty) as I state in my post, he says "Let us hunt some orc". I've listened to this phrase in the film umpteen times, and this is what I believe Aragorn is saying. Let us is not a modern use of language, but obviosuly Let's, an abbriviated version, is.... I've done a quick search of the term "Let us" just in the fellowship of the ring book, and it appears 51 times!!!!!!!!!