Capturing Tolkien's Vision vs. A Literal Interpretation

Black Breathalizer · 04-23-2003, 12:42 PM

What do you think it means?

Literal
Adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter
Date: 14th century
1 a : according with the letter of the scriptures b : adhering to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary meaning of a term or expression. c : free from exaggeration or embellishment <the literal truth> d : characterized by a concern mainly with facts <a very literal man>
2 : of, relating to, or expressed in letters
3 : reproduced word for word : EXACT, VERBATIM <a literal translation>

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04-23-2003, 12:42 PM	#11
Black Breathalizer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 828	What do you think it means? Literal Adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter Date: 14th century 1 a : according with the letter of the scriptures b : adhering to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary meaning of a term or expression. c : free from exaggeration or embellishment <the literal truth> d : characterized by a concern mainly with facts <a very literal man> 2 : of, relating to, or expressed in letters 3 : reproduced word for word : EXACT, VERBATIM <a literal translation>