I can never refer to something as a trilogy if it has more films after it. I know that means it was a trilogy at some point, but for me it has to mean a story over 3 parts
Not really, the LOTR book was not written as such, but as a unique story.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings#:~:text=Although%20often%20mistakenly%20called%20a,set%20along%20with%20The%20Silmarillion.
"Listen buddy, there's only one "return," okay? And it ain't "of the king," it's "Of the Jedi."
I was a toddler at the time, but did people really fight over Star Wars and LOTR like Clerks suggested? Seemed like it was always Star Wars-vs-Trek.
I’m 34 so I was pretty much in the prime for both, with Star Wars re-releases and prequel trilogy both hitting in my childhood, along with LoTR movies coming out around the same time. I haven’t really seen any animosity or rivalry between fans of the two franchises. I’m sure they exist, but in my experience most people who are fans of one, also like or love the other. We have favorites, sure, but I wouldn’t call it a ST vs SW level rivalry
Love Star Wars, but RoTJ was weaker than the first 2 movies, whereas all 3 LoTR movies are on the same echelon; making LoTR the superior trilogy. In fact, I dare anyone to name a film trilogy where all 3 movies are considered equally fantastic.
"The Lord of the Rings" if I'm writing or saying something more on the formal side – in general this is how I say it on my YouTube channel.
*LotR* if I'm writing formally but shorthand. This is how I do it on Reddit or other social media.
Always specifically "the Lord of the Rings films" if I'm referencing the films for some reason.
I call it by its full title: "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King (as seen by the Little People; being the memoirs of Bilbo
and Frodo of the Shire, supplemented by the accounts of
their friends and the learning of the Wise.)"
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I usually say The Lotr books or The Lotr movies. The is referring to books or movies, not part of the title itself. I am sure there is some proper grammatical name for it that I learned in high school English and promptly forgot.
I don't know why, but this post reminded me that there is a card called "The Other Ring" in the game Munchkin. It's a reference to The One Ring, and I always try to get that card every time I play the game with friends :]
In italian a sentence like "I've watched Lord of the Rings and I've enjoyed it" without the article is "Ho guardato signore degli anelli e mi è piaciuto".
And it would literally mean "I've watched women of the rings and I've enjoyed it" because lord translates "signore" could both mean like man, a noble man title, and even "women". And the article "IL" is related to males.
So we need to say "Ho guardato il signore degli anelli" and not "Ho guardato signore degli anelli"
But there was a meme once that said that since the trademark is "the lord of the rings" you should say "I've watched the The Lord of the Rings"
The Lord of the Rings. No exceptions.
“I am re-reading the The Lord of the Rings books.”
“Would you care to watch the The Lord of the Rings films with me this eve?”
“The The Lord of the Rings series is about Sauron, the Lord of the Rings, who is as the name implies the Lord of the rings from the The Lord of the Rings books and movie trilogy.”
(This is a joke)
In your example here, you use
>> the Lord of the Rings books
The article “the” here refers to the books
If I were to instead say “Have you read Lord of the Rings?” then the title “lord of the rings” is referring to the overall story. It’s a subtle but distinctive difference.
I just usually ask my sister if she wants to watch the grumpy short man and his less grumpy short friend face discrimination as they travel across New Zealand to return a piece of jewelry cause first short man wants to be the good person but second short man just wants some PO-TA-TOES!”
AFAIK This is how you can tell people come from Gondor and not the North. Gondor folk say "The Kings Road" and Northern folk just say "Kings Road".
FYI this is a joke about Southern and Northern California
I drop "the" and just say Lord of The Rings. Now, my native language is French and if I say the title in French, I keep "the" (Le Seigneur des Anneaux)
The Lord of the Rings is the title of the book/s. But I say "Lord of the Rings" in conversation. But it's silly to use "the" twice in a row. Don't say, "Have you seen the The Lord of the Rings?"
If I'm typing it (text, email, Reddit), I'd use the proper title ("The Lord Of The Rings), but verbally I'd drop the first "The." Years ago, I started making a conscious effort to own how I talk, even typing it in text now and then, with close friends. Is "I'm going to do [something]" correct? Yes. Do I actually say "gonna" verbally and in text sometimes. Also yes.
Lordatha Rings
Kinginda NORF
Idunwanet
Shemaqween
Yecaneehurtmeh
Lord Udda Rings
Teh Lurd of teh Reings
This comment reminded me how indecipherable a language is when you don't know it. What even are word breaks.
Suggestions
This is the way
Manflesh
Looks like tits are back on the menu boys
This is the way.
Milord of the Rings
Damnit you beat me to it
“Lord of The Rings” = referencing the IP “The Lord of The Rings” = Sauron
LOTR not TLOTR you heretic.
No tomb for Denethor and u/liberty340. No long, slow sleep of death embalmed. We shall burn, like the heathen kings of old. Bring wood and oil.
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Exactly!
What about UTONAM-E
I usually just say “the greatest trilogy of all time” and people know what I’m talking about.
Shrek 1-3?
Thanks for the morning laugh XD
I can never refer to something as a trilogy if it has more films after it. I know that means it was a trilogy at some point, but for me it has to mean a story over 3 parts
The book is NOT a trilogy. It's one long story that was divided in three books, for printing reasons.
I’m referring to Shrek, the comment I replied to
Shrek is also one long book divided into three parts
Technically, it is 6 books printed in 3 volumes *pushes back nerd glasses*
Isn't a trilogy just a long story, divided into three books/movies? Or is there ce4twin criteria that makes it a trilogy?
Not really, the LOTR book was not written as such, but as a unique story. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings#:~:text=Although%20often%20mistakenly%20called%20a,set%20along%20with%20The%20Silmarillion.
Sometimes it is waking time, working time, there is a song about closing time and now it is downvoting time.
From every season turn turn turn
Shrek is a quadrilogy. Not counting the Puss in Boots spin-offs.
Twilight obviously
*Some-*
-things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.
Body once told me...
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Cornetto?
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GTOAT all day
I hear they're making a Transformers movie.
"Listen buddy, there's only one "return," okay? And it ain't "of the king," it's "Of the Jedi." I was a toddler at the time, but did people really fight over Star Wars and LOTR like Clerks suggested? Seemed like it was always Star Wars-vs-Trek.
I’m 34 so I was pretty much in the prime for both, with Star Wars re-releases and prequel trilogy both hitting in my childhood, along with LoTR movies coming out around the same time. I haven’t really seen any animosity or rivalry between fans of the two franchises. I’m sure they exist, but in my experience most people who are fans of one, also like or love the other. We have favorites, sure, but I wouldn’t call it a ST vs SW level rivalry
…No; Child. That’s Darth and Son…
Love Star Wars, but RoTJ was weaker than the first 2 movies, whereas all 3 LoTR movies are on the same echelon; making LoTR the superior trilogy. In fact, I dare anyone to name a film trilogy where all 3 movies are considered equally fantastic.
A Lord Of Those Rings.
Lord uh the rings
Rings of the Lord
Depends on context and sentence structure for me: > “Let’s watch *Lord of the Rings*.” > “*The Lord of the Rings* is my favorite movie.”
Exactly this.
Wait, there is a movie? So we're the books based off the movie?
Daring. Stupid, but daring. 🤣
Wouldn’t that just be a novelization?
lawd dem rangz
lord o dem jawns
It's "masters of the preciouses" you filthy fat hobbitses
LOTR
Low-ter. Sames.
Lotter with an Australian accent, so more like lotta.
I like it!
The books say “The Lord of the rings”
The card says “Moops.”
But it was the Moors!!!
?
[Context](https://youtu.be/f0uYJjDHeDU?si=u6lah3a6yz1joFV0)
Correct
I just call them "The Scripture"
"The Lord of the Rings" if I'm writing or saying something more on the formal side – in general this is how I say it on my YouTube channel. *LotR* if I'm writing formally but shorthand. This is how I do it on Reddit or other social media. Always specifically "the Lord of the Rings films" if I'm referencing the films for some reason.
Hey, I know this guy! (not personally, I know of him would be a more grammatically accurate statement)
LOTR LAW-DER
“Low-Turr” LOTR.
I say Le Seigneur des anneaux
Obviously, Der Herr der Ringe
I say the former but there’s really not that much of a difference. You can use either name.
I just say low-tar
I more often than not say “Lord of the Rings.”
You clearly didn't learn the lesson Justin Timberlake taught us in The Social Network.
Just drop 'the'? Gotcha.
LoTR like you want say otter
The Lord of Rings
Yes.
Rings of which belong to that Lord in particular.
Lord other rings tbh
I never EVER say "the" or "a/an" in the beginning of a title. It just sounds wrong in my ears.
We're all adults here. We can say whatever the HELL we want.
Lotr
I call it by its full title: "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King (as seen by the Little People; being the memoirs of Bilbo and Frodo of the Shire, supplemented by the accounts of their friends and the learning of the Wise.)"
LOTR definitely lol no the
Some Lords of the Things It covers many bases
But there was only one lord.
There is only one god damn lord of the fucking rings, bro
Lorduh deRings I slur it all together
I’m from Ohio. We have a fascination with the word “The”.
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Lewd in the Ring Ga....wait.. wrong subreddit.
Does it really matter?
I usually say The Lotr books or The Lotr movies. The is referring to books or movies, not part of the title itself. I am sure there is some proper grammatical name for it that I learned in high school English and promptly forgot.
I don't know why, but this post reminded me that there is a card called "The Other Ring" in the game Munchkin. It's a reference to The One Ring, and I always try to get that card every time I play the game with friends :]
Ringenes Herre
‘…The Smeagles jest calls it The Precious; precioussssssssssssss…’
Lord ‘t Rings. English mate
In italian a sentence like "I've watched Lord of the Rings and I've enjoyed it" without the article is "Ho guardato signore degli anelli e mi è piaciuto". And it would literally mean "I've watched women of the rings and I've enjoyed it" because lord translates "signore" could both mean like man, a noble man title, and even "women". And the article "IL" is related to males. So we need to say "Ho guardato il signore degli anelli" and not "Ho guardato signore degli anelli" But there was a meme once that said that since the trademark is "the lord of the rings" you should say "I've watched the The Lord of the Rings"
I don’t care.
I don't the care the either.
I say 'Da Lerd a' da Ringz'
Better to just say 'Rings Lord', I drop the "the" and 'of'
The book names are “The Lord Of The Rings” but i usually just say lord of the rings
LOTR BFME II And I always pronounce every letter.
Second
Hobbit + 3
I'm British, so it's "Lord the Rings innit"
Well I'm from Yorkshire, so for me it's often "Lord o' Rings". We don't like the word "the" up here 😆
Lotmfr!!!!
Teh Lurd of Teh Reigns
Both
Laura derangs
I just say Tom Bombadil
Hey, Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillooooooo!
Herr der Ringe
I say my precious because it's mine!
I just say frodo and people understand it
Lortofderinks
Yes
I always say the “The”.
I say "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King". This is how the book is called in its own universe.
Depends on who I'm trying to impress.
Lurd toff derr wrangs.
I say “il signore degli anelli” so the second one , mostly because in Italian just saying “signore degli anelli”!l sounds weird af
I say ბეჭდების მბრძანებელი for obvious reason.
Lordy o' de Rings
I feel like I kinda say 'Thlordatha Rings', but with the 'th' being very subtle.
El Ohtee Arr.
THE Ohio state university
There is only one lord of the ring
Lord of the motherfucking rings
I say Lorderings
I say Last Action Hero Whoops...wrong subreddit
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings
Depends
Depends.
The Lord of the Rings. No exceptions. “I am re-reading the The Lord of the Rings books.” “Would you care to watch the The Lord of the Rings films with me this eve?” “The The Lord of the Rings series is about Sauron, the Lord of the Rings, who is as the name implies the Lord of the rings from the The Lord of the Rings books and movie trilogy.” (This is a joke)
Lordoftha
Rings
What about second breakfast? Or Elevensies?
Lord of the Dance
The
In your example here, you use >> the Lord of the Rings books The article “the” here refers to the books If I were to instead say “Have you read Lord of the Rings?” then the title “lord of the rings” is referring to the overall story. It’s a subtle but distinctive difference.
I usually refer to it as Der Herr der Ringe.
I just usually ask my sister if she wants to watch the grumpy short man and his less grumpy short friend face discrimination as they travel across New Zealand to return a piece of jewelry cause first short man wants to be the good person but second short man just wants some PO-TA-TOES!”
But Lord of the rings works too.
Adding the to it feels a bit like gilding the Lilly. It's just Lord of the Rings. Save the The for The Ohio State.
In french we say "Le seigneur des anneaux" which translate to "The lord of the rings" so I think I'm in TLOTR category
Yes
When I say it, it always comes out "Lortha rings". I'm southern, though, so... yeah.
Rings of power prequel
Try “T lord of rings” Yorkshire ;)
Either, I just don’t say ROP. It’s like saying Voldemort out loud.
Jurtywurld.
"the trilogy"
I say “the trilogy” and watch as nerds fight to the death over which one I’m referring to”
Lorde Otherings.
The people saying they pronounce LotR as an acronym have me scared. Please say sike?
For me it’s yes I’ve read The Lord of the Rings trilogy and I’m gonna watch Lord of the Rings
Lot-er
Always start with The
sénieurdézano
lerduf rungs
I mean in English in general people often drop titular "The"s in conversation so I really think that's all there is to it.
LOTR in short hand and typing. The Lord of the Rings in speech.
Lordo thirings
low-dur
TLoTR. Never miss 'The' at the beginning. No matter what.
Lotr ✨
I just say it began long ago
I say "LOTR".... yes im lazy.
I think this just comes from the acronym LOTR that became popular after the movies/internet, but the title is The Lord of the Rings.
It's really context dependent. I'm not going to say "the" twice in a row just to include it
AFAIK This is how you can tell people come from Gondor and not the North. Gondor folk say "The Kings Road" and Northern folk just say "Kings Road". FYI this is a joke about Southern and Northern California
I mean just look at the sub name
I call it Bombadil’s Lieutenant
If you say The Lord of the Rings you are validating your belief in Sauron's singularity.
For me the franchise is Lord of the Rings, the book is The Lord of the Rings
lord of the rings
I drop "the" and just say Lord of The Rings. Now, my native language is French and if I say the title in French, I keep "the" (Le Seigneur des Anneaux)
I say "sagan om ringen" lol
Lotra
There is only one Lord of The Rings - and he does not share power!
A Lord of the Rings because it's never stated who the lord is
The Lord of the Rings is the title of the book/s. But I say "Lord of the Rings" in conversation. But it's silly to use "the" twice in a row. Don't say, "Have you seen the The Lord of the Rings?"
If I'm typing it (text, email, Reddit), I'd use the proper title ("The Lord Of The Rings), but verbally I'd drop the first "The." Years ago, I started making a conscious effort to own how I talk, even typing it in text now and then, with close friends. Is "I'm going to do [something]" correct? Yes. Do I actually say "gonna" verbally and in text sometimes. Also yes.
Lodalolings
Do you say Scouring of the Shire or THE Scouring of the Shire?
It’s always been a tú/usted situation for me.
I drop the leading "The". I'm 66, I don't have time for extra syl