DM: “Written on the door in beautiful caligraphy carved directly into the stone are the words ‘Pedo mellon a minno’.”

Party: …

DM: “You recognize it as Elvish. It translates to ‘Speak friend and enter.’”

Party: …

DM: “It’s telling you, in elvish, to speak the word ‘friend’”.

Party: …

DM “You can just say the word for ‘friend’ to gain entry”

Party: “Friend!”

DM: “No, no, say the word for ‘friend’ in Elvish.”

Party: …

DM: “It’s literally written on the wall in the text of the riddle.”

Party: …

DM: “I just said it, and it is written write there.”

Party: …

DM: “It’s ‘mellon’.”

Party: …

DM: “Say ‘mellon’ and the door will open.”

Party: …

DM: “SAY MELLON!!!”

Party: “Uh… ‘Mellon.’”

DM: deeeep breath “The door swings open revealing a dark tunnel in front of you.”

Party: “Crap, I don’t have have dark vision. Can we go back to the village to buy some torches?”

DM: …