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Not to.
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By?
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Yes.
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Just to bring it to the new page:
Frelga wrote:OK, quote.
Please make everything mistake. Please proceed.
The original is a simple, single sentence.
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Is "please" in the original?
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No.

Also, the original is in the form of question.
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Is a synonym of please in the sentence?
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Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
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Jude wrote:Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
That wouldn’t be a question...
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Inanna wrote:Is a synonym of please in the sentence?
No. I'm thinking that maybe please is there to indicate the question?
Jude wrote:Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
No.
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Is it Bilbo to the Dwarves during the Unexpected Party?
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No, wrong book.
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Frodo to Gandalf?
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Not Frodo, yes to Gandalf.
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So, from the Hobbit, Bilbo speaking to Gandalf.
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Not from the Hobbit, not Bilbo, a Hobbit, speaking to Gandalf.
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Does the word mistake appear in the original?

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No
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Or a synonym thereof?

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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Or a synonym thereof?

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Yes, or at least it's a translation of a word in the quote. However, the original does not have the negative connotation of a mistake. It's a happy quote. :)
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