blessings linda having read volumes of only occasionally interesting thoughts about this subject, i am delighted to give a powerful second to the suggestion of gyre the word’s use in the two works cited - two of my favorites - cements its appeal for me grateful for you!!
cheers down the road.......... billy fischer www.billthedancecaller.com outonaw...@erols.com home 203-393-3464 mobile 203-314-0221 > On Oct 29, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Linda Leslie via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Thanks, Erik for summarizing. It is very helpful to have the list below. I > have one other suggestion to add for consideration for those who wish to make > a change in terms. Gyre can be found in Carol’s “Jabberwocky" and Yeats’ > "The Second Coming". It has the advantage of being one syllable, not used for > anything else, and begins with the same sound as gypsy. Rather capricious, if > I do say so myself! My husband Bob Golder, thinks that this word is even > better than gypsy, because the meaning of the word conveys the movement. > Linda > > gyre [jahyuh r] noun > > > 1. a ring or circle. > 2. a circular course or motion. > 3. > Oceanography. a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the > Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. > > > On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Erik Hoffman via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> > wrote: > >> On the subject of gypsies and language, I've enjoyed reading the myriad >> comments, and find myself feeling ambiguous (which I define as feeling very >> strongly both ways). And, I know it's been thrashed about and we've a >> request for acknowledging that we are unlikely to change any opinions on >> this. That said: >> >> * I have had this discussion with a number people in the past, about the >> very strong negative connotations of the word "Gypsy." Ambivalent as I am, I >> do think we should look for a replacement word. >> >> * I thought I'd collect all the words that have been suggested so far >> (unless I missed one or two) in one place. Here it is: >> No Hand Turn >> No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The German," >> a dance) >> Dance Around, or Walk Around >> Face to Face Do Si Do >> Bine (binary stars -- snippet below) >> Nose-to-Nose Do Si Do >> Dance Around - or Dance About >> Orbit Around - or Orbit About >> Loop >> Eddy >> Vortex >> Swirl >> Spiral >> Eyes or "Take Eyes" >> Holding Eyes >> Eyeballs >> Facing >> Maypole >> Hands Off >> Face à Face (facey-face...) >> Right (Left) Shoulder (without the G-word) >> Cyclone (though mentioned with a complaint - too "violent") >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
