"Seldom" for example seems no longer to be spoken English.
Reading The Lord of the Rings out loud to my 7 yo is like doing a diff between written and spoken English.
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you need the emoji version
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we forget that language was first spoken for a millennia before it was formalized in text. It hits our minds differently when spoken.
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I think even in literate societies spoken language is (or should be) upstream of written.
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that has to be one the most awesome things ever. Need to find me a Portuguese translation of that
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Just finished reading LTR aloud to my 11 yo for 2nd time. Definitely have to work to find the right spoken cadence
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I'd love if diff would preface all changes with: "Dad, what is ...."
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My dad did that for me when I was young, still remember it. Great times, glad you're passing it on too.
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Hah, reading The Hobbit out loud to my 3 yo is an exercise in on-the-fly translation. Challenging, but quite enjoyable.
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do you have a glossary to semantic stems from The Silmarillion by your side too, to provide ample clarifications?
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