[Groxx]

tbh I don't think "researches language structure" has much at all of a correlation with "uses language in a pheasant manner".

it happens to with Tolkein. but it's kinda like claiming a compiler optimization specialist is a good video game developer simply because games use compilers.

[johngossman]

I've been comparing Iliad translations. Some of best classicists, who best understand Greek and the original text, are lousy poets.

[Groxx]

Far too late to edit now, but I got a laugh out of the autocorrect "pheasant" at least