[Callers] Gypsy Synopsis

[John Sweeney via Callers]

Sorry, but in 1855, in the magazine Misch-Masch, Lewis Carroll defined Gyre
as follows:
"Gyre, verb (derived from GYAOUR or GIAOUR, 'a dog'). To scratch like a
dog."

So, nope, nothing to do with gyration!

And, I have always understood it to be pronounced with a hard "g" as in
"give".  My dictionary agrees with me. So, no doesn't sound like "gypsy".

Of course, you can still use the term and pronounce it "jire" (based on its
other definitions). 

You see, words never mean what you think they do! :-)

Happy dancing,
John

John Sweeney, Dancer, England john at modernjive.com 01233 625 362
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