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Celebuial · 10-22-2005, 10:34 AM

Well I'm English and I read the books when I was about 12/13 and I still finished reading with a gargantuan list of new words...

Like 'bivouac'-I had never come across the word untill LotR.

I'm quite sure I had no idea what distance was represented by a furlong before either.

Hmmm... there's probably hundreds but I can't think of any more examples right now.

10-22-2005, 10:34 AM	#6
Celebuial Wight Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cardiff during term time/Leicester in the holl's Posts: 129	Well I'm English and I read the books when I was about 12/13 and I still finished reading with a gargantuan list of new words... Like 'bivouac'-I had never come across the word untill LotR. I'm quite sure I had no idea what distance was represented by a furlong before either. Hmmm... there's probably hundreds but I can't think of any more examples right now. __________________ Ú cilith ‘war. Ú men ‘war. Boe min mebi. Boe min bango.