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Gwathagor · 01-10-2008, 11:20 PM

"Hush! Speak more softly! Look!" said Legolas pointing. "Down in the wood, back in the way that we have just come. It is he. Cannot you see him, passing from tree to tree?"

"I see, I see now!" hissed Gimli. "Look, Aragorn! Did I not warn you? There is the old man."

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-11-2008, 04:19 AM

Correct, of course! Well done, Gwathagor! You may provide us with a new one.

Aganzir · 01-11-2008, 07:27 AM

In Finnish (spoken language, mainly), "raah" is a word used to express roaring or growling. That's why the orcish vibe.

Gwathagor · 01-11-2008, 12:35 PM

OK, let me work on that. Maybe I can do something in New Testament Greek.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-11-2008, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

OK, let me work on that. Maybe I can do something in New Testament Greek.

Yes, yes, go on!

(mwahaha...)

Gwathagor · 01-11-2008, 01:17 PM

Gwathagor · 01-11-2008, 07:33 PM

"Isto é uma noite contanto que anos," disse. "Como longo o dia demorará?"

Portuguese! It's a Romance language, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

(EDIT: For the record, I don't speak Portuguese; I had to use a computer program.

I ain't language-canny like the rest of you folks.)

01-10-2008, 11:20 PM	#1
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	"Hush! Speak more softly! Look!" said Legolas pointing. "Down in the wood, back in the way that we have just come. It is he. Cannot you see him, passing from tree to tree?" "I see, I see now!" hissed Gimli. "Look, Aragorn! Did I not warn you? There is the old man." __________________ Stories and songs.

01-11-2008, 04:19 AM	#2
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Correct, of course! Well done, Gwathagor! You may provide us with a new one. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-11-2008, 07:27 AM	#3
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	In Finnish (spoken language, mainly), "raah" is a word used to express roaring or growling. That's why the orcish vibe. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

01-11-2008, 12:35 PM	#4
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	OK, let me work on that. Maybe I can do something in New Testament Greek. __________________ Stories and songs.

01-11-2008, 01:17 PM	#6
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	__________________ Stories and songs.

01-11-2008, 07:33 PM	#7
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	"Isto é uma noite contanto que anos," disse. "Como longo o dia demorará?" Portuguese! It's a Romance language, so it shouldn't be too difficult. (EDIT: For the record, I don't speak Portuguese; I had to use a computer program. I ain't language-canny like the rest of you folks.) __________________ Stories and songs. Last edited by Gwathagor; 01-11-2008 at 07:40 PM.