Pity the poor guy named Eddy, new to contra dancing, struggling down there on the dance floor.
On Jan 29, 2016, at 1:42 PM, Harold E. Watson via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the word “eddy”. It rolls off the tongue easy, defines a circular > movement, and has a sharp consonant sound. I haven’t been able to think of a > down side, yet. > > Harold > > From: Callers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Martha Wild via Callers > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:24 PM > To: callers list <[email protected]> > Cc: Martha Barnette <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] another new word idea > > Well, I have changed my opinion. > > I decided to talk to Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett at Away With Words > about the g-word controversy, figuring that if anyone could shed light on the > origins of the words and the ethical use of language it would be them. > > They said that the origin is NOT the Welsh, but is indeed the same word used > for the Romani people. And they also felt that it was a highly negative word > and that we should try to find an alternative name for the move within our > community. I think that the discussion will be on the next show - so if you > are interested, tune in to Away With Words to hear their take on the subject. > > I”d prefer a word that has a similar quality - a soft sound - and a similar > two syllable nature to it. That’s why gyre is a little bit problematic for > me, on top of whether to make it a hard or soft “g". Tipsy? Mimsy (going > along with they Jabberwocky theme)? Gimbal or gambol isn’t bad but isn’t very > soft sounding. But it would be good if we didn’t have 20 different terms in > different groups so that dancers going from one place to another would be OK > when medleys were called. I can’t say I like many of the suggestions yet. > > > Martha > > On Jan 27, 2016, at 7:03 AM, Michael Fuerst via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you also contemplating to abandon the awkward to say "California Twirl" > If you use your gypsy alternative for new dancers, will you advise them of > all the synonyms being conjured ? > > Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844 > > > On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 8:54 AM, jwcontrahands4 via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think that, if I decide to abandon gypsy, I will go with "ease about". I > like the feel of it. An alternative would be "walkabout". > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
