The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Not at all.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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The original French word means something like "idle conversation, chatter". Does the original quote mean something like that?
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Not in the sense of chitchat, but now I'm wondering how the word jazz is interpreted in Japanese.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Do we need another hint? I meant it when I said it's very easy (as in, close to original) except for all that jazz.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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I looked through the chapter about Beorn, but didn't find anything that looked right. Should I look again, or is that the wrong track?
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A very right track. The person is Beorn.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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Beorn was the first person I thought of when I read the translation, but I couldn't find the right quote when I went through the section. But I may have found it this time:
Gandalf wrote: "He is not the sort of person to ask questions of"
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That's it, Jude!
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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Here's the new one:
I like the darkness was just in not flying foul of those riders have found him to be.
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Does it concern the nine? As the flying riders, or the horse riders?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Does the quote contain the phrase "black rider"?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Does it involve Farmer Maggot?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Bree?Jude wrote:No, later.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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So is it when they were flying riders?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Does it have the phrase "Fell Rider"?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude