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From: le@top.put.com
In alt.fan.tolkien Paul S Person wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:17 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
> wrote:
>
>>The present monarch of Great Britain has now reached the age of ninety-four,
>>never reached by Eomer (or Thain Isumbras III,or the Masters of Buckland
>>Marmadoc and Saradoc Brandybuck)...only Aldor the Old among the Kings of
>>the Mark remains as having reached a greater age.
>>
>>Shall she surpass him?
>
> Interesting question.
>
> But would not "Will she surpass him?" have been better?
>
> Or is this some Brit/American English thing?
I'm really not sure which word works best to what listener...
but my intention is to ask whether it is going to happen,
without implying a deliberate act unnecessarily.
(To what extent is survival consciously willed and to what extent
a consequence of life processes?)
Interestingly,Her Majesty is entering into a gap between the
lifespans of the various Kings,Chieftains,Thains,Masters,and Stewards
with whom,besides Aldor,she is contending for longevity.
None died at 94,95,96,or 97...but there were multiple
deaths at surrounding ages.
Rorimac Brandybuck 106
Fortinbras I 103
Gorbadoc Brandybuck 103
Denethor I 102
Isengrim II 102
Fortinbras II 102
Gormadoc Brandybuck 102
Madoc Brandybuck 102
Aldor the Old 101
Isumbras IV 101
Paladin II 101
Arveleg I 100
Aragorn I 100
Thorondir 100
Ferumbras II 100
Turin II 99
Ferumbras III 99
Ecthelion I 98
Turgon 98
Ecthelion II 98
Isengrim III 98
Isumbras III 93
Marmadoc Brandybuck 93
Eomer 93
Saradoc Brandybuck 92
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