Doom vs Fate Meh. My books are all packed away pending house-move, so I can't check this. I'm sure that Tolkien (or possibly Tom Shippey) discusses the difference between doom and fate. The essence of the discussion is that doom means "that which shall be written" (i.e. is a consequence of your actions), whereas fate is "that which has been written" (i.e. is where you're going to end up, regardless of your actions). If anyone can find a reference to what I'm talking about, feel free. Otherwise, I'll come back here when I've moved and unpacked. Probably 2039.
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"Caution and clear diction must be applied when verbally calling this trope, lest Unfortunate Implications ensue." I don't get it. What is this referring to?
^ This. What does that even mean? I spent minutes repeating the trope title over and over, slurring it and mangling it and shifting accents until I hit something offensive and couldn't come up with anything.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Needs work.
, started by DragonQuestZ on Feb 3rd 2012 at 2:56:44 AM
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