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Old 07-28-2009, 05:41 PM   #2
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I believe that Tolkien would probably have used the same sort of words to describe things. He was a learned man, who knew big words, if you know big words, you might as well use them.

I think one of the problems with authors like Tolkien in today's world is that the society which we live in is a very hasty one. There are many people who dislike Tolkien's books because they are not "quick enough" for them. Such things make me lachrymose, because there are many fine pieces of literature that are similar to Tolkien's own writing that are not popular because of this.
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