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Saucepan Man, I think Tolkien used "cellar door" there to describe a kind of generic moment of aural appreciation, and he meant that Welsh was full of those kind of 'moments'.
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Doh! Sometimes I think that my attempts at (so-called) humour are entirely unsuitable for the internet format, smilies or no smilies.
Sorry Lalaith, I did follow Tolkien's reasoning, but was just being impertinent.
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The English are generally rather snooty and unkind about the Welsh so I'm glad Tolkien sticks up for them.
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As someone with Welsh blood, and despite taking great pride in England, my country of birth, I'm with the Professor on that one.
