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[Request] True?

4301 upvotes • r/theydidthemath

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What's this actually?

468 upvotes • r/ExplainTheJoke

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What are these narrow water lanes called?

468 upvotes • r/EnglishLearning

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What did Sam mean by And after all, sir,’ added Sam, ‘you did ought to take the Elves’ advice. Gildor said you should take them as was willing, and you can’t deny it.’

22 upvotes • r/lotr

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As the topic goes, what is the most moral gadget and one could never use it any wrong way.

6 upvotes • r/Doraemon

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At the Tom Bombadil house, there's is a line: "Sam slept through the night in deep content, if logs are contented." What does this mean?

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"why they all were not here" or "why they were all not here" or "why they were not all here." Which is the correct position of all. LOTR used the last one, but I am confused about all position.

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An excerpt from Lord of the Rings: Will you be wanting anything to drink, masters?’ he asked. ‘And shall I show you the bedrooms, while your supper is got ready?’ What does the writer mean here by "is got?" Is it grammatical?

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As you can see the dialogue in below text, and as I have noticed, Tolkien, in many dialogues, used semicolon before coordinating conjunction. Can someone tell me meaning it conveys?

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In shadows of the past, what did Gandalf mean by...

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[Request] True?	4301	theydidthemath
What's this actually?	468	ExplainTheJoke
What are these narrow water lanes called?	468	EnglishLearning
What did Sam mean by And after all, sir,’ added Sam, ‘you did ought to take the Elves’ advice. Gildor said you should take them as was willing, and you can’t deny it.’	22	lotr
As the topic goes, what is the most moral gadget and one could never use it any wrong way.	6	Doraemon
At the Tom Bombadil house, there's is a line: "Sam slept through the night in deep content, if logs are contented." What does this mean?	6	lotr
"why they all were not here" or "why they were all not here" or "why they were not all here." Which is the correct position of all. LOTR used the last one, but I am confused about all position.	3	grammar
An excerpt from Lord of the Rings: Will you be wanting anything to drink, masters?’ he asked. ‘And shall I show you the bedrooms, while your supper is got ready?’ What does the writer mean here by "is got?" Is it grammatical?	3	grammar
As you can see the dialogue in below text, and as I have noticed, Tolkien, in many dialogues, used semicolon before coordinating conjunction. Can someone tell me meaning it conveys?	2	grammar
In shadows of the past, what did Gandalf mean by...	2	lotr