[Callers] another new word idea

[Jonathan Sivier via Callers]

    That's what made me think of it.  In some earlier message someone 
mentioned "Gyre" (probably a diminutive of gyrate) as a possibility. 
That led me to

"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"

   "Gimble" may, or may not, be a real word spelled that way, but Gimbal 
is and seemed like it might have potential.

Jonathan


On 1/25/2016 2:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:
> I love this!  And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin. :-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow...
> Andrea
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> Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask
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>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>>    I've been thinking about this as well.  I'd like to propose "Gimbal" as a substitute for gypsy.  You could even spell it "Gymbal" if you liked.  ;-)  This also has the same number of syllables and starts with the same letter as a bonus.  A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, so it also makes some sense with respect to the movement being named.  It is sometimes used as a verb, as in the movement of rocket motors used for guidance, as well as being a noun.
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