July 27, 2006, 12:13 a.m. (Message 45590)
> And now that we all know what "outwith" means, the RSCDS working group that > started this discussion ("Issues outwith Scotland") has been officially renamed > "Issues outside Scotland". So you see - we do listen :-) > > Susi > Was that the stable door we heard slam shut? :))
June 20, 2006, 8:30 a.m. (Message 45591, in reply to message 45590)
I hope that this does not start a trend. After all the subject is "Scottish" country dancing, so one should expect a certain amount of "foreign" vocabulary and usage. Examples: rondelle - (Spain) roundabout pousette - (Spain) valsé double triangles - (Spain) triangles (only logical since double means x2, so there should be at least 4) allemande - (Spain & U.S.) turn targe - (U.S.) non commissioned officer with three stripes as addressed by someone with a speech impediment. set - (U.S. & England) past tense of sit, collection of items in the same category. reel - (U.S. & England) perambulation of an alcoholic, divice for winding a fishing line jig - (U.S. & England) form or mold used by a carpenter strathspey - (rest of the world) schottische tournee - (Spain) wood screw cast - (U.S. & England), to toss beginning with a back swing, plaster form for broken limb, mold. petronella - (rest of the world), little girl named "rock" gates - streets bow - gateway yett - gate rant - tirade firth - fjord etc. (so where would this slippery slope end?) :)
June 20, 2006, 10:45 a.m. (Message 45592, in reply to message 45590)
Nah - it was Susi slamming her head against the wall. (you could hear the Doh! afterwards :>) :>) - it could also be issues without scotland :>)) Scotland without issues - take your pick. Pia
June 20, 2006, 5:59 p.m. (Message 45596, in reply to message 45590)
And these don't include the effects of local "accents". I remember a dance in New Zealand where the talk-through started with what sounded to American me like: "All sit." It was a moment before I realized that the initial step was pas-de-basque, and had a chuckle to myself at my expense. Mimi/Miriam Mueller San Francisco On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:30:50 +0200 (MEST) "xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx" <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> writes: