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Old 07-21-2001, 08:36 AM   #19
Fingolfin
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Of Bombadillos and Balrogs

I just heard something which I found quite interesting. Aparently literary devices such as &quot;winged speed&quot; are infact not used when describing winged creatures becasue it introduces an uncomfortable redundancy such that saying

The eagles passed with Winged spped of hitlim

doesn't feel right

ANy thoughts? <img src=smile.gif ALT="">

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