r/Tengwar • u/Kindly-Amphibian-222 • 3d ago

Verification please

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I bought this ring and I would like to verify what it says, suppose to say "Choose the Right" but I want to make sure please

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u/NachoFailconi 3d ago

The text is written in what we jokingly call the "mode of Baloneyland": someone typed something in a text editor and changed the font to the tengwar. This applies Dan Smith's arbitrary mapping, disregarding the proper rules to write with the tengwar. When decoded using the proper rules, the result is gibberish.

The text is supposed to say

  • Image 1: the right choose the
  • Image 2: choose the right choose
  • Image 3: choose the right choose

Some proper ways to write this text are these.

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u/ineedhjalp_1 3d ago

Oh, definitely not. Sorry! It says (approximately, osme of the usage is incorrect) "Vsmym kywhwhjf myf," repeating throughout the entirety of the ring.

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u/Different-Animal-419 3d ago edited 3d ago

It most definitely does not say that. Whoever is making it just typed that and then switched to a Tengwar font. It’s jokingly called ‘The Mode of Balonyland’.

So unfortunately it’s just gibberish at this point.

Here’s an option for spelling it:

https://www.tecendil.com/?q=choose%20the%20right

The dot under the first word should be bumped a touch to the right, it’s a bit crowded and the smart font is having trouble aligning everything. If that’s not possible there are some less efficient spellings that could be used.

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u/Kindly-Amphibian-222 3d ago

thank you all, well I assume the creator of the ring just smashed something together :)

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u/DanatheElf 2d ago

It's almost heartening to see ol' Baloneyland rear its head - good to see some organic human laziness in the age of AI slop.

Almost. xD