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Old 06-25-2005, 10:25 AM   #2
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The strange thing is though that Tolkien often gets criticised for his use of the English language. He writes in a 'high' style but there are words and phrases that we (as in those who speak English) see as being a bit rough.

Maybe in trying to mix english and his new languages caused this?
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