It's Keen, sir. What? It's pronounced Tolkeen, sir. Not Tol-Kine. Sorry. Sit down. As we...
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J.R.R. Tolkien (Young):
It's Keen, sir.
English Master:
What?
J.R.R. Tolkien (Young):
It's pronounced Tolkeen, sir. Not Tol-Kine. Sorry.
English Master:
Sit down. As we are so sensitive about pronunciation this morning, perhaps you could all be so good as to take out our Chaucers. Mr. Tol-*Keen* can keep up as best he can.
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It's Keen sir
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What
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It's pronounced Tolkeen sir Not Tol Kine
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Sorry
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Sit down
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As we are so sensitive
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about pronunciation this morning
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perhaps you could all be so good
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as to take out our Chaucers
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Mr Tol Keen can keep up as best he can
Clip duration: 39 seconds
Views: 179
Timestamp in movie: 00h 12m 25s
Uploaded: 20 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, romance
Summary: The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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00:36 A child points
00:53 What's it about
00:19 A word isn't beautiful just because of its sound
00:28 What you need to understand Tolkien you
00:49 To love someone
00:23 The way you follow the rhythms of the poetry
00:43 You are the most remarkable spirit I have ever met
00:12 Remember how mother made us kiss the trees
00:36 Let us begin Ronald
00:09 That might be a beautiful word
00:17 I can die in any way the Fates choose
00:06 It's Greek in a way The love of comrades
00:14 I have a passion for Wagner
00:29 There's a word in old German
00:24 Wagner wrote it in four acts
00:10 Of course operas can be considered long and laborious
00:13 I let myself believe
00:07 Languages never steal
00:36 Professor
00:13 Hail Earendel