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Eleventy-one2023 Apr 26
Was Bilbo Baggins just being clever when he so described his 111th birthday as his "eleventy-first"? JRR Tolkien was too much an etymologist for me to believe there was nothing more there, and turns out my suspicion is correct.
Was Bilbo Baggins just being clever when he so described his 111th birthday as his "eleventy-first"? JRR Tolkien was too much an etymologist for me to believe there was nothing more there, and turns out my suspicion is correct.