[Spellyans] Ballroom dancing
njawilliams
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Fri Sep 28 18:04:58 BST 2012
Stevel isn't attested outside one occurrence in OCV. It means dining room.
Nicholas
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On 2012 Gwn 28, at 13:16, Michael Everson <everson at evertype.com> wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2012, at 11:40, Jon Mills wrote:
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>> I agree 'that stevel' may not be the best choice. However there is a semantic distinction between a 'dance' and a 'ball'. A 'ball' is a type of dance event.
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> They may not be distinct in every language.
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>> There is also a distinction between 'ballroom' and 'dance hall'. 'Ballroom dancing' entails dances such as the waltz, the foxtrot, the tango and precludes hornpipes, reels, and breakdancing. More suggestions, please.
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