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Old 3rd August 2007, 04:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
j. d. worthington
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Re: TolkEIn - misspelling or conspiracy?

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Originally Posted by tangaloomababe View Post
I was always taught "I" before "E" except after "C". So there is no "C" in Tolkien, therefore the "I" must go first!!!
Ummm.... I don't really think that rule was mean to apply to proper names....

As for the misspelling... well, why the devil do so many people still pronounce it "nu-cu-ler" instead of nu-cle-ar?
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