The Oxford English Dictionary gives both pronunciations for "gimbal" with the "soft" g first:
/ˈdʒɪmbəl/ /ˈɡɪmbəl/ I followed their etymology trail, and it seems to ultimately come from a word meaning "twin." Richard On Jan 27, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers wrote: > Thanks, Delia, for somehow understanding what I meant despite the spate of > autocorrects and typos. > > It is pronounced with a hard "g" as in gill, just to be clear. > > Andrea > Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask > >> On Jan 27, 2016, at 3:10 PM, Delia Clark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree that a playful name would be a wonderful way to go for this very >> playful move. I like Gimbal for that reason. Just checking, it’s pronounced >> “gym-bal” right? >> >> There was one other playful suggestion sometime in the past couple of weeks, >> in addition to gyre, but try as I might, I just can’t find it in the rich >> flow of email on this topic, so if someone wants to re-nominate it, with the >> goal of a rememberable and playful name in mind, please do. I know that >> indicates it’s not passing the rememberability test for me at the moment >> but, to be fair, I was just skimming on a work night when it flew by. >> >> >>> On Jan 27, 2016, at 5:57 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> What I feel >>> Is missing from these expressions is twofold. One is memorability. We >>> remember things better to which we attach emotions of some kind. A name >>> people giggle or oo ah about is going to stick and be pleasurable each time >>> they hear it. I love the name Mad Robin, as an example of a distinctive >>> and whimsical name for a dance move, which could as easily be called a >>> sideways do si do. The second is the sense of playful interaction that >>> gypsy has always engendered. I don't want to restart the discussion of why >>> that is, but I do want to keep that in the move, along with eye contact, >>> rather than go to a dry workmanlike term. So nice of to have to invite >>> play, but perhaps only need to mention that you look at your P, N, Sh, as >>> you (new name) around them by the (R/L Sh). I think that was the appeal to >>> me of the word Gimbal, which somehow revoked both rotation and play all in >>> one. I hope I'm not alone in this desire, though I know we are often of >>> very diverse opinions as a group. >>> Cheers, >>> Andrea >>> >>> Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> >> <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> >> >> Delia Clark >> PO Box 45 >> Taftsville, VT 05073 >> Office/mobile: 802-457-2075 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
