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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
Morinehtar.
MORE NECTAR
Remove the silent E, add I for 'me,' H is an aspirate - is C is a 'stop' that changes, here, to an aspirate?
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Exactly!
I think C is a stop, right? I went with 'stop' rather than 'plosive' to try and hide the phonetic clues a bit.
MORINEHTAR - Wizard, more nectar? Shift that silence to me and stop to aspirate!
(Mysterious Blue Wizard)
YEARS OF THE TREES - Much longer than twig days - but
how long?
(Yes, how long?)
SMEAGOL - Sounds like the bosun rides on the back of a log, rides on the back of a log
(His origins - solved by Gandalf)
TOM BOMBADIL - Half a drum explodes a (cut) herb, but it's still better than the poetry.
(Just... everything.)
5.
E - On the tip of... not my tongue, I'm a little sick. Like Ulysses, but brighter.
6.
R - Serious party-going lady swaps to the second half of Elvish exclamation, and sends her daughter out gathering.
IMLADRIS - Look back at the hidden valley: yes, Spaniard, it's a spotted dog with no prepositions.
(Secret location)
ERIOL - Shipwrecked, he calls, "Er, I..." "Lo!" the elves call back.
(Tolkien undecided on his story)
9.
S - Her(?) bed was made by a really,
really irritated oyster.
hS