Would Lord of the Rings fans be annoyed if you used Tolkien's (the author's) first name John instead of J.R.R.?
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Doubtful. At least, I wouldn't. It isn't the common name, just as we don't call Mark Twain "Samuel" and we don't call Woody Allen "Mr. Konigsberg" and we don't call Tom Cruise "Mr. Mapother", but I don't see how someone would be offended by usage of the person's "proper" name.
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Perhaps it might take away a little bit of the fantasy.
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Why don't you just ask both of them....
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I doubt they would care, but J.R.R sounds a lot cooler than saying The Lord of the Rings by John Roger Richard Tolkien (example only, not really his name I don't think)
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If it makes sense in the conversation, I'd assume it's OK. Otherwise, someone may not know who "John" is, seeing as that's a common name.
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