“ Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is morning to be good on? ”
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (1937). copy citation
| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
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| Source | The Hobbit |
| Topic | politeness suspicion semantics |
| Date | 1937 |
| Language | English |
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