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elaen32
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Jul 20 2013, 4:14pm
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I don't think that it's just in the US that one sees this problems and bad English is NOT the same as American English. I think we accept slight differences in spelling like color/colour, theatre/theater- they are what they are. There is a cross over in phrases and style between all the English-speaking countries, due initially to TV and films and now to the internet. That too is a natural evolution of language. Here in the UK, there are numerous examples of bad spelling, grammar and punctuation. For example, we were sent an email at work concerning a professional training course for health care assistants. However, they could not even spell the name of the course correctly- which doesn't bode well for the standard and content of the course! It's fruit season here and I live in one of the main fruit and vegetable production areas in the country. Everywhere one sees signs such as " Get you're strawberry's and cherry's here" Sadly, even the hallowed fora of TORn have people posting incomprehensibly at times. I know sometimes it is easy when one is posting quickly or from a phone, to get things wrong. However, for some, it seems habitual. +Rant over+
Coming soon!- The first TORn Amateur Symposium, starts Sunday 21st July in the Reading Room. Closing date for essay submission Sunday 14th July, but even if you don't submit, join us for some interesting discussion on some different and personal ways of looking at Tolkien's work
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Possibly Moronic question...was there ever any attempt to publish Tolkien's books in 'American English'?
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malickfan
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Jul 19 2013, 5:12pm
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My Ballantine editions
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Rembrethil
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Jul 19 2013, 5:32pm
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I wonder what Tolkien thought?
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noWizardme
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Jul 20 2013, 8:12am
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Ah, OK thanks for clearing that up
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malickfan
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Jul 20 2013, 6:33pm
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In short, no. -
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geordie
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Jul 19 2013, 6:53pm
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Belvish
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Elthir
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Jul 20 2013, 12:29pm
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yes; I can't remember the exact details -
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geordie
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Jul 20 2013, 4:56pm
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"Bilbo was gonna be eleventy-one,111, a right big number..."//
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Jul 20 2013, 1:51am
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I am an American
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 20 2013, 1:57am
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I see a lot of mangled writing from lots of locations when reading on the internet
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Magpie
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Jul 20 2013, 2:26am
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What particularly pains me
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Ataahua
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Jul 20 2013, 3:44am
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yeah... that's a bit ironic when it happens
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Magpie
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Jul 20 2013, 1:45pm
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The most bizarre posts I've seen
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jul 20 2013, 3:58pm
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I do think that accounts for some of them.
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Magpie
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Jul 20 2013, 6:28pm
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I agree Magpie
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elaen32
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Jul 20 2013, 4:14pm
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in defense of american english
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Maciliel
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Jul 20 2013, 4:04pm
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Hah, we have EXACTLY the same problem here in the UK Mac!
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elaen32
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Jul 20 2013, 4:24pm
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It does seem to be more of a generational thing
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angelclaw
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Jul 20 2013, 5:38pm
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lowercase
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Maciliel
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Jul 20 2013, 5:47pm
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Since when did being dumb become cool?
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angelclaw
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Jul 20 2013, 6:01pm
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i suspect
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Maciliel
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Jul 20 2013, 6:08pm
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Americanise TH?
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geordie
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Jul 20 2013, 9:29pm
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I hadn't heard of it before HP
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Magpie
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Jul 20 2013, 10:32pm
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Apropos nothing much -
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geordie
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Jul 20 2013, 10:58pm
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Oh, sure.
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 20 2013, 5:46pm
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Thankfully,
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Arandiel
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Jul 20 2013, 4:52am
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Never understood it, either.
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 20 2013, 5:51pm
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well...
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Maciliel
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Jul 20 2013, 6:01pm
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don't you just love discussing words and language!
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Magpie
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Jul 20 2013, 6:43pm
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Yes- great discussion
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elaen32
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Jul 20 2013, 8:12pm
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word geek
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Maciliel
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Jul 22 2013, 11:15pm
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Similarly
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dernwyn
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Jul 23 2013, 1:51am
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the shibboleth of boston
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Maciliel
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Jul 23 2013, 1:54am
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And how do you pronounce
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dernwyn
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Jul 23 2013, 2:17am
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+exactly+
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Maciliel
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Jul 23 2013, 2:21am
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LOL!
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dernwyn
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Jul 23 2013, 2:30am
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Fanu'l
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squire
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Jul 23 2013, 2:30am
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Little linguists, come out to play...
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 20 2013, 8:42pm
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Squiggles
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elaen32
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Jul 20 2013, 10:15pm
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'Grammatically ecumenical' - I love that word, 'ecumenical'!//
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Arandiel
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Jul 21 2013, 5:50am
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It's one of my favorites. :)
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 22 2013, 8:38pm
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I certainly hope not
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demnation
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Jul 20 2013, 5:29am
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Oops just noticed -
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geordie
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Jul 22 2013, 8:48pm
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