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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-22-2004, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
Spot on. Over to you.
As for Dinaan, I once...
Spot on. Over to you. As for Dinaan, I once read the phrase 'as dead as Dinaan's cat' in a book by Jack Vance. In context it meant something quite dead. According to Google (the final word in... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-22-2004, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
Well! I thought this thread was as dead as...
Well! I thought this thread was as dead as Dinaan's cat. I was actually thinking of trying to put the quote into French to generate some interest. Your guess is not too bad actually. It is from... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-05-2004, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
Quotes in other languages II
According to LePetitChox, the rules for this game are to find a quote and translate it literally into another language. That is, not just selecting a quote from, say, the German translation, but to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-31-2004, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,928
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Althern
IQ and other such tests use 'meaningful' labels...
IQ and other such tests use 'meaningful' labels to represent objects or parameters for just this reason, to penalise people for introducing information outside the scope of the problem. Whoever does... |
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Forum: The Books
03-30-2004, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 19,553
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Althern
As you say, Tolkien’s dislike of allegory is well...
As you say, Tolkien’s dislike of allegory is well known; this was stated in the letter included at the beginning of the Silmarillion. In the same letter, he went on to say that any attempt to... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-30-2004, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
Your arabic, pidgin or not, made little...
Your arabic, pidgin or not, made little difference. The only things I managed to translate were anna/ana = I, me; haza = this; sabaha/sabahi = morning. The rest was pure guesswork. Unfortunately,... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-30-2004, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
I searched for arabic dictionaries that took...
I searched for arabic dictionaries that took latin transliteration as input, but without success. I searched for transliteration guides so I could write in arabic to use the standard dictionaries,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-26-2004, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,928
Posted By
Althern
Yes, but they are just labels. Which could have...
Yes, but they are just labels. Which could have easily been x,y and z or tanterly, wespkin and venkma. Curious that they chose these labels, but not especially. |
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Forum: The Books
03-24-2004, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 19,553
Posted By
Althern
This argument implies that you completely...
This argument implies that you completely discount the importance of self imposed limits. These limits, otherwise known as principles or morals, have a greater affect on human behaviour than any... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-23-2004, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
6 minutes! I see I am going to have to dust off...
6 minutes! I see I am going to have to dust off some very rusty Japanese or think of some serious agglutination to stay interesting. You are right of course, on both counts. Tünde is elf (with... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-23-2004, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
I'm still limited by what I can translate into,...
I'm still limited by what I can translate into, so more of the same unfortunately: Clues: talán = maybe, csizma = boot |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-23-2004, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-22-2004, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-22-2004, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
This is the Georgian lexicon...
This is the Georgian lexicon (http://sisauri.tripod.com/lexicon/INDEX3.htm) that I found by following the links from yourDictionary.com As Hungarian and English are the only languages that I feel... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-22-2004, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
I think this is Gandalf again:
(I found an...
I think this is Gandalf again: (I found an online Georgian lexicon, and a description of the grammar, but it was the fonts that defeated me in the end. So, I had to guess.) From the grammar: ... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-18-2004, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
You are, of course, spot on. Excellent work. ...
You are, of course, spot on. Excellent work. The floor is yours. The dictionary is a problem. As you saw, it is of limited use unless you know the grammar enough to recognise the stems or get... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-18-2004, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
That's the default setting of the dictionary. At...
That's the default setting of the dictionary. At the top of the page is a little arrow that shows the direction of the translation. If you click on this, it will change direction, and you can... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-18-2004, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
Yes, it is Hungarian. The quote is from RoTK...
Yes, it is Hungarian. The quote is from RoTK (and you can find an online dictionary here (http://dict.sztaki.hu/english-hungarian)). |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-18-2004, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
Since I am new, I have chosen something...
Since I am new, I have chosen something ridiculously easy, but in a somewhat less well known language. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-18-2004, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
Posted By
Althern
Beorn to Thorin's company:
(I needed the...
Beorn to Thorin's company: (I needed the clues though... I am far too LoTR-centric) |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-17-2004, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 834
Views: 329,188
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Althern
I think I am in the same place as Guinevere; the...
I think I am in the same place as Guinevere; the translation was no problem, but trying to think of dialogue that relates to strongholds (plural?) in the north is proving somewhat troublesome. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-12-2004, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,847
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Althern
My favourite item that may just fall within the...
My favourite item that may just fall within the 'bits and pieces' category is Theoden at the battle of Pelannor. He has just driven off the orcs (with his men, of course), and hears the horns of the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-12-2004, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 15,072
Posted By
Althern
Narvi was a dwarf who made the gates ("I, Narvi,...
Narvi was a dwarf who made the gates ("I, Narvi, made them"). Celebrimbor merely "drew these signs", in reference to the elvish script. |
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Forum: The Movies
03-09-2004, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,155
Posted By
Althern
There is an excellent book to movie FAQ for each...
There is an excellent book to movie FAQ for each of the movies on the front page of the Encyclopedia of Arda (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm), under the heading Movie-Goer's Guide. |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2004, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,917
Posted By
Althern
To reiterate, I said that Glorfindel said...
To reiterate, I said that Glorfindel said something like "this wound is beyond my skill to heal". From this I inferred that Glorfindel had the skill of healing. A talent which he possessed at the... |
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