[PW] correct meaning of French words (was: "circlique")
JTT
jtthompson at eircom.net
Thu Aug 28 14:18:33 PDT 2008
>Quoting Eve-Isabelle <liveparadox at earthlink.net>:
>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Douglas Anderson <doug.anderson at cacl.info>
>>>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 7:20 AM
>>>To: list at project-wombat.org
>>>Subject: Re: [PW] Require a dictionary definition of the word
>>>"cirlique" for a piece of sculpture in an art exhibition
>>>
>>>Might it be a coinage by the author, meant to suggest perhaps "cirque"
>>>(French for "circle") and some other term? Some artists are fond of coining
>>>new terms to name or describe their works.
>>>
>>Hi, this is your friendly Wombat French language police... ;)
>
>Could you let us know how many steps per minute in your beat or pas
>par minute in your ronde?
>
>John Dyson
I think in French jazz clubs they measure it on the backbeat. Aux
(gend)armes, citoyens!
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