The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Not to.
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By?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Yes.
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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Just to bring it to the new page:
Frelga wrote:OK, quote.
The original is a simple, single sentence.Please make everything mistake. Please proceed.
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Is "please" in the original?
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No.
Also, the original is in the form of question.
Also, the original is in the form of question.
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Is a synonym of please in the sentence?
'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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Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
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That wouldn’t be a question...Jude wrote:Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
'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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No. I'm thinking that maybe please is there to indicate the question?Inanna wrote:Is a synonym of please in the sentence?
No.Jude wrote:Sam often ends his sentences with "and no mistake!". Is it one of these?
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Is it Bilbo to the Dwarves during the Unexpected Party?
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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No, wrong book.
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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Not Frodo, yes to Gandalf.
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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So, from the Hobbit, Bilbo speaking to Gandalf.
'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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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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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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No
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Or a synonym thereof?
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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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.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Or a synonym thereof?
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