FWIW, one of the supercomputers I work with is named Gyre, and it is generally pronounced with a soft get (as in "gin").
Perry Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"John Sweeney via Callers" <[email protected]> Date:Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 5:09 PM Subject:Re: [Callers] Gypsy Synopsis Pleas could you clarify how you intend to pronounce "gyre"? I have been saying "gyre" with a hard "g" as in "give" or "gimble". But if it is related to "gyrate" then maybe people are using a soft "g" and making it sound like "jire". Which do you use? Thanks. By the way, I am still having major problems with understanding why the word needs to be changed. "Gypsy" is not inherently bad. Just Google, say, "gypsy pope" and you will find countless articles in countless papers and other media (including Vatican Radio) referring to "gypsies". Are they and the pope all racist? And that is just one example. It is only racist if you use tone or context to make it so. But that can apply to just about any word. And in a dance environment it is definitely not racist. If anyone ever asks me (and I doubt it will ever happen) I will tell them that we call people who travel to dances "dance gypsies", just using the word to mean someone who travels; the move likewise is just a move where you travel around each other. No deep meaning! Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
