Or perhaps, more appropriately,
From
http://www.scots-online.org/
rant [rant]
v. To romp, sing a tune, fuss, complain.
n. A romp or boisterous frolic. A lively tune or song. A din, tumult,
great noise. A severe scolding, a row.
pl. rants Merry meetings.
Barry
Quoting Francis Wood <oatenp...@googlemail.com>:
On 11 Jul 2011, at 13:05, Gibbons, John wrote:
Are there any essential stylistic features that this attempt at a
description misses?
Wiktionary helpfully gives:
From Dutch ranten, randen (“talk nonsense, rave”).
Can anybody help to clarify the difference between a Rant and a Rave?
Or at least, suggest how Rant entered the vocabulary of dance?
Francis
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