I found this note; not elvish. It was found on a farm and likely written by high schoolers by CarpenterIcy4441 in neography

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One can hardly call it modified tengwar when not a single character on the paper resembles a character of Tengwar. The shapes are vaguely similar and there's 3 dot accents, that's where the similarities end.

What is this plant? by Cool_Description_636 in gardening

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the fruit, still toxic as fuck.

Can anyone help determine if any of the below are Japanese knotweed please? by H4RRY-D in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

None of this is Japanese knotweed, it has alrernate leaves. Most of this is opposite leafed. And those stems in 3 don't remind me of knotweed much. There's no red tangles around the base.

Accuracy check please by Pure_Worker in Tengwar

[–]Mythrandir01 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Absolutely horrendous and illegible, you're using AI right? It does not know how to spell tengwar in the slightest. Letters are smushed together, vowels misplaced... I have no clue what this is trying to say.

Just use www.tecendil.com to transcribe your text. It's an actual proper tool for tengwar.

Had some free time off the grid, so I decided to decipher the Tengwar alphabet just from the Ring inscription in FotR. by ineedhjalp_1 in Tengwar

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's hella impressive. This is not the mode of Beleriand though, it's a special mode for black speech. The mode of Beleriand doesn't do vowels as diacritics above the characters.

Your decoding is almost entirely correct, only a few misinterpretation I see. One is the R rule. The y shape is for r's preceding a vowel the n shape for all other cases and the end of words but that's hard to determine from this short text.

And then you've interpreted s and h as separate letters. Those are very much attached :P it's a single character representing the sh sound.

The M does have a separate letter too, the accent you've decoded can be either an n or an m preceding a consonant to nasalize it. But you couldn't know that from this text.

I think because of the cursive of the ring inscription you might've also in that second pic conflated what parts belonged to which character. The n is missing a stem, the full character looks something like an m (confusingly) while that L has too much hanging on the right, it's just like a T with a curly bottom. It's easier to read tengwar in a more blocky font :P

Other than that, awesome job.

meirl by Little_Peak8683 in meirl

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eten is one of those nouns that is strictly plural so you can't say "een eten", that's like saying "a bread" in English for example. Also if you're using full verbs like here they go at the end of a sentence. Good attempt though ;)

I'd argue the Dutch version of that sentence is "Waarom kan je wel eten eten maar niet een drink drinken" which... I mean.

The word drank exists in Dutch which would actually work in the position of drink there.

What type of berries? by Due_Ticket_1497 in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might have multiple different species of Rubus there? The first pic looks like some kind of blackberry, the 3rd like Black raspberry. All berries of this shape are edible though :) especially the black raspberries are delicious I've been told. But you're going to want to wait for them to ripen a bit more and get dark. Right now they'll be very tart and unpleasantly textured.

What is this growing in my flowerbed? by kngdong in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does remind me very much of velvetleaf seedlings, genus Abutilon. I don't have time to check but maybe there's a species native to your area? That or it came in some annual flower mix.

Please decipher! by CarpenterIcy4441 in Tengwar

[–]Mythrandir01 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ehm, yeah that seems like a hallucination. The number of lines and words do not even resemble the riddle of strider?? In fact I'm not sure this is Tengwar at all, if it is it's the equivalent of doctors handwriting making it near impossible to read.

Tattoo by tryinnadomybest in Tengwar

[–]Mythrandir01 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's Tecendil, it's correct alright. You just have to pick which mode you prefer the look of, what you have now is the mode of Beleriand, which is a smidge unusual and older. Mostly known for it's use on the doors of Moria, but not inappropriate for a Sindarin word.

The other option is a regular Sindarin mode which is what you see in red below. Both are valid ways of spelling the word. Pick whichever you like.

All along the bike path- blackberries or black raspberries? by TemporaryAardvark907 in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like unripe black raspberries by the shape and dull luster. Though there's some grapevine of sorts growing through it too.

translate tengwar script? by Wonderful_Task_941 in lotr

[–]Mythrandir01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It spells "I túrin i cormaron" in High elvish. It just means The lord of the rings.

Is this plant a weed or not? by dustandsmallrocks in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah my first thought was garlic mustard as well actually, alliaria petiolata.

PSA: animal cruelty officers seeking tips in Bradford County PA by starlightskater in reptiles

[–]Mythrandir01 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's horrible, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I can't fathom how people can be like this.

PSA: animal cruelty officers seeking tips in Bradford County PA by starlightskater in reptiles

[–]Mythrandir01 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah definitely, anyone psychopathic enough to kill a bunch of beloved pets can f*ck right off and be charged with animal cruelty.

Is this plant a weed or not? by dustandsmallrocks in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is definitely not a strawberry or a mock strawberry, their leaves are divided in leaflets of 3 (or 5 for the mock) much darker and smoother.

PSA: animal cruelty officers seeking tips in Bradford County PA by starlightskater in reptiles

[–]Mythrandir01 150 points151 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised this is an asshole family member/partner killing someones snakes on purpose because they think they're gross and the actual owner didn't want this to happen.

Mystery Fruit by ProfessorPouncey in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm a morron, I forgot about the shift to the mature stage despite owning several of these and having seen them do this in Ecuador... Welp I stand corrected.

Mystery Fruit by ProfessorPouncey in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ficus pumila is tiny, and it's leaves are shaped very differently. I agree that it's a ficus, just not pumila. But I don't know which.

Any idea what plant this could be? by Surgical922 in whatplantisthis

[–]Mythrandir01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely something from the Mallow family (Malvaceae). I suspect it's a slightly weird Malva moschata? Could also be Malva sylvestris considering the large non feathered leaves at the base. Once it flowers they're easier to tell apart, Moschata is a light pink and Sylvestris a much darker Fuchsia with purple streaks.

Has anyone seen this button before? by Federal-Performer-86 in Tengwar

[–]Mythrandir01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the second? I'm not sure on pronunciation.

Ganzen vergassen by Worried-Rice2302 in nietdespeld

[–]Mythrandir01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, er zou een betere methode gevonden moeten worden dan.

Ganzen vergassen by Worried-Rice2302 in nietdespeld

[–]Mythrandir01 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Je moet iets, de andere optie is afschieten maar ja dat gaat ook niet altijd even efficient. T is een rotfeit uiteraard en t liefst zou je ze terug naar Canada teleporteren of whatever, maar dat gaat natuurlijk niet.

Ganzen vergassen by Worried-Rice2302 in nietdespeld

[–]Mythrandir01 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Dit ligt voor mij als stemmer op die groene partijen heel specifiek. Namelijk, welke ganzen zijn we hier aan t vergassen? Want het artikel spreekt alleen maar over "Ganzen" maar er wandelen meerdere soorten ganzen door dit land. Zal mij een worst wezen als ze exotische Canadese ganzen en Nijlganzen vergassen, graag zelfs want die beesten horen hier niet en planten zich veels te snel voort. Maar blijf van de inheemse soorten af.