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Originally Posted by Formendacil
But "trespass against good style" suggests that Tolkien's style here is in bad taste, or possibly just vulgar.
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Suggests, but does not unequivocally state. I'm not saying that Tolkien trespassed against good style. I'm not saying he didn't. I'm saying, "let's not use the TC as a gloss; that's not its primary purpose.
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Personally, I find the " 'igh-falutin' speech" to be very enjoyable.
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Me too.
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The issue, therefore, is not that the style is "bad", persay, but that it is not fitting, or satisfying in its use.
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Well said.
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Now, I will readily admit that you probably didn't intend your statement to be taken the way I have. But I cannot be sure. You are, by own admission, a writer, and a writer ought to know his words. So while I assume that you don't mean what you seem to say, I cannot, as a devotee of such styles, not respond to such a comment. Let us not confuse the argument...
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Thanks for the request for clarification. I hope this answer does the job.