TolkEIn - misspelling or conspiracy?

[HardScienceFan]

a clip from the new Tarantino,Joel?
'Balloon Animals Mayhem?'

[Joel007]

Higher body count than ever before!

[Majimaune]

Oh I thought something was wrong about it.

[Ningauble]

Originally Posted by tangaloomababe

I was always taught "I" before "E" except after "C". So there is no "C" in Tolkien, therefore the "I" must go first!!!

What a weird rule...

[pyan]

You can say that again!

The neighbouring species knows enough kaleidoscopic science to seize a sufficiently weird vein.

[Ursa major]

I was taught the following rule:

"I before E except after C, when the sound of the diphthong is ee"

and then was told that rules in English almost always have exceptions.

As for names, the rule is to spell them correctly ().

[pyan]

Originally Posted by Ursa major

I was taught the following rule:

"I before E except after C, when the sound of the diphthong is ee"

and then was told that rules in English almost always have exceptions.

Ah....that would be a scientific rule, then.....

[assassin]

It could perhaps be thta he himself pronounced his name Tol-keen rtaher htan tol-kin- could it not?
Or possibly just a lot of typos.

[Dave]

Re: The Sillymarathon

That was a long book to get through!

[kaneda]

Originally Posted by Joel007

The Clinjas! Or, clown ninjas to the layperson.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL