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**The Saucepan Man** · 02-03-2005, 08:02 PM

Why do we discuss Tolkien here on the Downs? Because it's something we enjoy and it gives us a better appreciation of his tales.

Wanting to learn Elvish is a similar thing. It's not for me, but if you enjoy it then why not?

Although having said that, I do find it amusing that people are queuing up to learn Elvish when teachers seem to have such a hard time getting children to learn real life languages (or at least they did when I was at school).

And why not any of the other Middle-earth languages. I suppose it's that Elvish (both Sindarin and Quenya) are so much more developed than others.

02-03-2005, 08:02 PM	#10
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Why do we discuss Tolkien here on the Downs? Because it's something we enjoy and it gives us a better appreciation of his tales. Wanting to learn Elvish is a similar thing. It's not for me, but if you enjoy it then why not? Although having said that, I do find it amusing that people are queuing up to learn Elvish when teachers seem to have such a hard time getting children to learn real life languages (or at least they did when I was at school). And why not any of the other Middle-earth languages. I suppose it's that Elvish (both Sindarin and Quenya) are so much more developed than others. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!