tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026470.post1394945986188906112..comments2023-09-01T10:10:01.251-04:00Comments on Capital City Desk: Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16791914604898998749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026470.post-51256361507074278022008-10-03T09:46:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:46:00.000-04:00I think I'll allow Tolkien as the exception that p...I think I'll allow Tolkien as the exception that proves the rule.<BR/><BR/>I found the graph funny on the heels of having given up on Erin Hunter's <A HREF="http://www.warriorcats.com" REL="nofollow"><I>Warriors</I></A>. A respected coworker urged that I "forget that they are cats" and get lost in the story. I couldn't. "Even the names sounded silly," I told someone else, adding, "but I don't getLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791914604898998749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026470.post-55922507597920690012008-10-02T14:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:02:00.000-04:00Well, I believe Tolkien was a professor of languag...Well, I believe Tolkien was a professor of languages not of literature, so he would be the guy you want making up a language. I also think it's a shame that more people aren't fluent in Elvish. Or maybe I'm just dreaming of long conversations with Orlando Bloom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026470.post-91419359811607483642008-10-01T22:34:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:34:00.000-04:00"compelleed"... oy.I'm slipping...P."compelleed"... oy.<BR/><BR/>I'm slipping...<BR/>P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026470.post-55774223984029777782008-10-01T22:32:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:32:00.000-04:00re: The graph.... While this is generally true, ...re: The graph.... While this is generally true, I feel compelleed to point out that Tolkien made up languages first, then created a world to house them... I like to think he did a good job.<BR/><BR/>P-MaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com