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Post by dinadan on Mar 29, 2005 7:01:21 GMT -5
"If I were in charge of the universe, plot summaries would join factual errors on my list of high crimes against literature." - George R. R. Martin
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Post by twyrch on Mar 30, 2005 14:28:16 GMT -5
"If I were in charge of the universe, plot summaries would join factual errors on my list of high crimes against literature." - George R. R. Martin But if he were in charge of the universe, it wouldn't have been created in 6 days.... Perhaps 6 eons, but that would have been pushing it....  |
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Post by twyrch on Mar 30, 2005 14:29:51 GMT -5
Some idiot put the culmination of the story in the description of the books in his website  . I still might read it someday, but not anytime soon. Those types of endings irk me to no end. Give it a shot... really... The ending won't be so bad put in context. |
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Post by tulkas on Mar 31, 2005 20:42:43 GMT -5
Personally, I loved the ending. The climax was the most awesome discription I've ever read. I loved the white fire, and I'm actually gald Llew died.
Hey does anyone know how to pronounce Llwyddi?
I do ;D ;D ;D
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Post by twyrch on Apr 1, 2005 9:07:35 GMT -5
Hey does anyone know how to pronounce Llwyddi? I do ;D ;D ;D It can be pronounced two ways, depending on your dialect.... Fl-with-ee or La-with-ee I prefer the second... "LL" technically is a voiceless lateral fricative. Not found in English or many other languages. To pronounce it, place your tongue AS IF to make regular "l". Breathe through loudly and release. Also, Welsh "ll" can be perceived as "fl" as "Floyd" or "L" in "Lloyd". "W" is pronounced two ways... Vowel - To represent English "long u" as in "tutu". Consonant - To represent English "w". "DD" is always a "th" which is equivalent to English "soft th" (or "dh") as in "bathe", "thy". Do not confuse this "hard th" of "bath", "thigh" "I" is pronouced between the "i" of "pita" or "spaghetti" and "short i" of "bit", "rich". However, when Welsh "i" precedes a vowel (an "iV" diphthong), it sounds like English "y". It is NEVER pronounced as the English "long i" of "bike". "Y" is pronounced with English "long e" as in "feet", then pull back your tongue WITHOUT rounding your lips. Alternatively, start with English "long u" as in "Peru and UNROUND your lips. |
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Post by dgan on Apr 2, 2005 3:46:53 GMT -5
oh yeah, well I can pronounce "psycho!" lol Assuming you are not B-S ing all of that, that is very impressive. I wish I had the patience to educate myself on that kind of stuff. |
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Post by twyrch on Apr 2, 2005 9:21:44 GMT -5
oh yeah, well I can pronounce "psycho!" lol Assuming you are not B-S ing all of that, that is very impressive. I wish I had the patience to educate myself on that kind of stuff. LOL! I prefer "Eccentric" to "psycho" And none of that is BS. It is simple grammatical rules of Gaelic/Welsh words. Most people here know I dabble in Gaelic as a hobby. ;D |
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Post by LadyofAlbion on Apr 4, 2005 21:26:37 GMT -5
Most people here know I dabble in Gaelic as a hobby. ;D You aren't the only one! I play around with Scottish Gaelic, and when I get into my Lawhead phases (ie. that's ALL I read for a while) I start looking into Welsh...  |
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Post by twyrch on Apr 5, 2005 7:18:26 GMT -5
You aren't the only one! I play around with Scottish Gaelic, and when I get into my Lawhead phases (ie. that's ALL I read for a while) I start looking into Welsh... Yes I know. ;D I love having other people around I can speak Gaelic with. I find that I get rusty if I don't use it often enough, which is why I'm including it in my novel. I wonder if he'll have any Gaelic in Robin Hood? |
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Post by laurelin on Apr 6, 2005 21:00:30 GMT -5
speaking of phases, I've gotten back into drawing knotwork. i think I'm addicted again. On the bright side, I drew a nice header for the Shipman's Tale thsi morning in class.
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Post by twyrch on Apr 7, 2005 10:25:00 GMT -5
speaking of phases, I've gotten back into drawing knotwork. i think I'm addicted again. On the bright side, I drew a nice header for the Shipman's Tale thsi morning in class. That's cool. You should post some of your work. |
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Post by laurelin on Apr 12, 2005 19:09:41 GMT -5
Except that I lost my camera batteries  Maybe I'll abscond with my mom's scanner again. |
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Post by dinadan on Apr 13, 2005 7:52:39 GMT -5
Except that I lost my camera batteries Maybe I'll abscond with my mom's scanner again. You just scored 50 points for the use of the word "abscond." |
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Post by JestersTear1 on May 4, 2005 3:14:41 GMT -5
I would love it to continue, but at the same time, I don't want it to. It was a beautiful ending and I see it as inevitable from the choices Llew made. My thoughts exactly. I often wonder what would have happened if he had gone back. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but that ending always brings a tear to my eye. The part where Goewyn says to Tegid "It hurts" gets me going everytime. How can someone write a chapter that is soooo emotive? There is a cd by Enya called 'The Celts'. The last track on the cd (To Go Beyond (ii)) always reminds me of this bit - I think it was on once when i was reading it and the memory has stayed with me. It's a beautiful, haunting piece. |
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Post by twyrch on May 4, 2005 9:22:41 GMT -5
My thoughts exactly. I often wonder what would have happened if he had gone back. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but that ending always brings a tear to my eye. The part where Goewyn says to Tegid "It hurts" gets me going everytime. How can someone write a chapter that is soooo emotive? There is a cd by Enya called 'The Celts'. The last track on the cd (To Go Beyond (ii)) always reminds me of this bit - I think it was on once when i was reading it and the memory has stayed with me. It's a beautiful, haunting piece. That's an interesting insight. I have that CD of Enya's.... I'm going to listen to that song again now. I agree that the ending was very emotional. The entire series is a masterpiece, IMO. |
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. I still might read it someday, but not anytime soon. Those types of endings irk me to no end.
Maybe I'll abscond with my mom's scanner again. 