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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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i have a question

0 hello my name is shay i think that for an avarage person my english is more than okay02br
00 i just wanted to ask if any of you might know how to inhance my english in order to speak like in the lord of the rings movies?02br
00 cos obviousley the grammar in the movies is different then the regular one.02br
00 for example when boromir or someone whom i can't recall asked the ghosts if they would join his army and in return they will get their enternal peace he said :"what say you?" there are better examples of such high marked language02br
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00 (if i could only find the bloody script...)02br
00 thanx again0-
  

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0Just read the book, Shay. And then your English will be even better than in the films. 010id1

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  • 0Just read the book, Shay.
  • And then your English will be even better than in the films.
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0Just read the book, Shay. And then your English will be even better than in the films. 05000 On the other hand, I don't think it will be very appropriate for everyday's talks.010id1
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0It's better not to talk like a character in Lord of the Rings. Merriment will ensue if you attempt it.02br
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0I believed that that English would be strange for modern speakers. But I didn't think it could be so funny for them as you said, MrP. 050010id1
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0It would be as strange as seeing grown men dressed as elves, or pixies, or whatever it is they do in those films. 05002br
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0 You 01i00would02i00 sound bizarre. 0-
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But, do you use this old English in your everyday life to cause a laugh? Are there any other situations when you use it?
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There are people who enjoy going to festivals or events where people dress up in Renaissance-style clothing (or what they THINK looks like Renaissance era), and you could talk that way at an event like that.

But if you spoke like that in conversation, people would assume you learned all your English reading books set in that era.
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LatinBut, do you use this old English in your everyday life to cause a laugh? Are there any other situations when you use it?
Some people do sometimes use deliberately antiquated expressions, for "humorous" effect. It's a rather mild form of humour.

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Anonymoushello my name is shay i think that for an avarage person my english is more than okay
i just wanted to ask if any of you might know how to inhance my english in order to speak like in the lord of the rings movies?
cos obviousley the grammar in the movies is different then the regular one.
for example when boromir or someone whom i can't recall
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