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Hiya! All your LOTR fic is wonderful, you should be very proud. However, do you also like Star Wars, just out of interest? Xx

Hey Nonnie! I’m glad you like it. 

Well, I grew up watching the first movies, I guess? Ep VI, V, VI, all on crackly VHS that was ganked from television broadcast, hahaha. My brother was a massive fan, and we still quote them back and forth at each other. I routinely ruined his Star Wars lego after he’d got it all perfect, too. Sorry bout that, broface. 

I never really got into the extended universe, though: all the books and that. I got irritated very quickly with the one-woman-to-every-five-men thing, and the prequel films lost me entirely with the whole ‘there was no father’ awfulness. I didn’t even bother seeing the third one, and I had been SO excited for the first. Ah well. 

My own experience is not an indication of how awesome a thing is, though! 

As a person raised bilingual using only one lang. in the house and the other for everything else, it makes sense (in my mind) that all the Dwarves would probably think in a mixture of Khuzdul and Westron-like, if one word was shorter to think or described a concept better, then that’s probs the one they’d default to, at least mentally ^^ (although to never slip up would require a level of self-control over the language that I’ve never had-i often use expressions from 1 lang. wrongly in the other

Ahhhh, awesome, Nonnie! That is hugely appreciated, thank you!

That’s a really great point, the defaulting to the more suitable/expressive word in either language. I have been trying to slip in the odd word or phrase of Khuzdul for ALL the Dwarves, particularly in emotionally charged moments, so that it comes across as a very powerful language that can convey feelings and concepts that are inexpressible in Westron. With Bifur, hopefully it feels more like he is defaulting to Khuzdul rather than the other way around. *headdesks* I’m really grateful that you told me this, thank you so much – it will seriously help with the way I use Khuzdul from now on. *hugs*

Regarding Bifur and language, is his difficulty (or seeming difficulty, anyway) with Westron due to the years he spent being unable to speak it? Or do you imagine he had difficulty with language even before his injury? (Congrats on the good writing day, and have a good Easter weekend if that’s something you celebrate!)

Hey Nonnie! Thank you so much, have a great weekend as well!

Yeah, it’s due to the many years he spent speaking (and thinking) primarily in Khuzdul. I have him lapsing between languages mid-sentence, using a word/idiom here or there in the middle of his Westron. I honestly am not sure if he would have had this difference before his injury! Possibly. You never know with Bifur!

Okay, I’m riffing on a theme here. I’m writing all Dwarves as conditionally bilingual: Khuzdul is secret and sacred, and so it would be reserved for privacy, for home, for the Mountain, and for ceremony. I’m guessing that there are a great many Dwarves who think primarily in Westron, as it is the language of the outside and of the open air, and over the past few centuries the Dwarves have had precious little security and privacy in which to speak their own tongue exclusively.

So, Bifur still thinks primarily in Khuzdul. I think he’d be happy with that, though, and see no reason to change himself: he’s perfectly understood nowadays, and there is no reason for secrecy anymore, not surrounded by Dwarves and only Dwarves.

IDK, I’m just musing here! Love to hear people’s thoughts, especially bilingual people!

I drew some art for Sansûkh but you didn’t accept it? Should I change it up, or…? I tagged you like 3 times in it but if you didn’t like it you could’ve told me.

Oh whoa, I am so sorry Nonnie! I try to follow up all artiness, and I am hugely confused as to why I haven’t seen/reblogged/gushed over yours. I am really very very sorry! I absolutely adore all art and admire the HECK out of all artists (the dedication and hard work and creativity of you – it utterly blows me away, I am SO IN AWE. I can’t get my own signature right half the time, seriously, I am so shit at art), so it really wouldn’t be that I didn’t like it! I WILL LOVE IT WITH MY WHOLE HEART.

Oh my god, I am riffling through my messages now, and I’m not seeing anything I haven’t followed up! Please, Nonnie – could you do me a huge favour and submit the link to me?

God, this is awful. I am so sorry, again. I really am. I never, ever would have hurt you like that, and I’m so bamboozled as to how this has happened!!

I love the blend of Westron and Khuzdul that Bifur uses in Sansukh. I guess after decades of only using Khuzdul would make it more likely that you’d code switch back all the time and that Westron would be more like a second language. It’s a really great character detail :) Have a great weekend, Dets!

Aw, thank you! I love writing Bifur, even if he’s very difficult to write. Gosh, I have spent more time with my nose in the Khuzdul dictionary for Bifur than for all the other characters combined! I’m really glad you like, Nonnie! Wishing you a wonderful weekend too!

adfkjkarjg I really want to make coherent words about how mind blowingly amazing Sansukh is but I am currently drowning in feels and flailing about. I wasn’t really prepared to become this invested in a fic about pairings (and honestly, a universe) that I had been fairly ambivalent towards before, but I’M IN TOO DEEP NOW. Excellent writing, looking forward to more!

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thank you so much, Nonnie! I am so happy you’re enjoying it!

I just wanted to let you know that I am SO looking forward to Legolas hearing the gulls. (its like one of my fave scenes in the books) (ive been hyping myself up for it for chapters now and as we journey towards it im grinning with glee to see what you’ll do with it) (assuming that you will of course) (i love seeing how artists reinterpret canon and sansukh has been bountiful in bringing interesting insights to the canon) anyway yeah been super enjoying ur work, have a great day!!

Ohhhhhh the gulls, the gulls!!

SO EXCITED. I’m thrilled that you are too, Nonnie! I hope I do it justice. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the story! Ohgosh, new insights, what a gorgeous thing to say!! THANK YOU!