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Why walk to Mordor when you could drive? (lemmy.world)
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[–] misterdoctor 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Get in, loser, we’re going to throw the One Ring into the fiery chasm from whence it came

[–] Batman 2 points 5 days ago

I live my unexpected journeys one horcrux at a time

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No.

[–] rustydomino 7 points 1 week ago

ISILDUR!!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

from whence

Redundant "from" is redundant :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Merriam Webster:

from whence
: from what place, source, or cause
no one could tell me from whence the gold had come
—Graham Greene

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Also Merriam Webster: Is it wrong to say 'from whence'?

TL;DR: Yeah, it's kind of wrong, but people have been getting it wrong for so long that it is no longer a 'vicious' mistake.