thudworm:

scribefindegil:

And speaking of pronouns, flat-out my favorite part of the LOTR Appendices is when it’s revealed that the Gondorian dialect of the Common Speech differentiates between formal and informal second-person pronouns but the distinction’s been lost in the Hobbit’s dialect, so Pippin’s blithely been using familiar terms of address with the Lord of the City, and thus helps to explain both why the Gondorians are so ready to assume he’s a prince and why Denethor finds him so amusing to have around.

@determamfidd I’m suddenly reminded of that post talking about Aussies and our inability to comprehend formal vs. informal pronouns

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT HOBBITS ARE AUSTRALIAN

“i will take the ring to Mordor… though I’m fucked if I know where it is.”

“Po-tay-toes. Fry ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em on a pie!”

“What about second smoko?”

“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and the rest of you shit me to tears.”