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Evil Anya · 12-30-2001, 04:57 PM

You're probably right, i realize 'mate' is commonly used in England to mean 'friend', however, when i read that line it seems that Sam is being likened to an animal mourning the death of it's mate, in which case the word would have a different meaning. But like i said, you're probably right, i just like to wonder [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. Whether or not Sam and Frodo were lovers i can still relate some of my real-life romantic experiences to them.

12-30-2001, 04:57 PM	#11
Evil Anya Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 28	You're probably right, i realize 'mate' is commonly used in England to mean 'friend', however, when i read that line it seems that Sam is being likened to an animal mourning the death of it's mate, in which case the word would have a different meaning. But like i said, you're probably right, i just like to wonder [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. Whether or not Sam and Frodo were lovers i can still relate some of my real-life romantic experiences to them.