I have no desire to learn Esperanto; but it would be cool to be fluent in elvish-- any elvish-- just because I like the elves. It would be cool to be one. I think there's another dimension to all this than "just the language". If you don't like the story, chances are you'll be unimpressed with the language. But if you like the story, then you just might go beyond saying "lembas" to trying your hand at baking some. And then it's a little less fakey-fakey-fake; at least to the person eating the "lembas".
And "Celebrimbor" is such fun to say.
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...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.
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