Anjuli_Bai Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Pups_mum, this was a great idea. Thank you! Anjuli, did I mention before that you should just be glad we're not discussing motor cars? The terms there are pretty much incomprehensible between the two Englishes, it seems to me! PS: where I come from, we sit exams rather than sitting for them ... Americans have no concept of a car without a motor - thus, "motor car" is never heard. Yes, I am aware of the various word differentials in the realm of motorized transport having visited the gloriously beautiful land of New Zealand and a lifetime of reading English literature. BTW - I just bought a new motor car which is very good on petrol, has an automatic locking boot and bonnet. And, heated/AC seat for one's bum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisadebs Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 R - is also for RBS which for ballet co'ers stands for the Royal Ballet School and for normal people stands for the Royal Bank of Scotland. You need to take out a lot of money from one in order to attend the other... S is for skipping around the room - the innocent way in which the ballet habit kicks in V is for vaucuum cleaner - the final resting place for most hairpins.... W is for Waiting List - abbreviated to WL which can also stand for White Lodge, the lower school of the Royal Ballet. If at any point you find yourself on the WL for WL you need to resort to that other very importnat W - Wine 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Americans have no concept of a car without a motor - thus, "motor car" is never heard. Yes, I am aware of the various word differentials in the realm of motorized transport having visited the gloriously beautiful land of New Zealand and a lifetime of reading English literature. BTW - I just bought a new motor car which is very good on petrol, has an automatic locking boot and bonnet. And, heated/AC seat for one's bum. Due to your correct English use of the word "bum", I'm guessing you know why it makes me snigger when Americans use the word "Fanny Pack" within earshot of an English person? :-)) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja Sm Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 R is for Results, whether exams or auditions. Also Rest, something we don't get a lot of..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 P is for petrol - we seem to get through quite a lot of it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 A is for Appraisal and the agonising wait for .. L - Letters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Q is for Questions We are all so grateful for the forum and the oppportunity to ask and get anwers to all our many questions Y is for Yes The best word to be found in a letter Z is for Zeal The amount of passion and enthusiasm shown by our DC's for all things dance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 X is for X-ray - hopefully not too many needed! T is for tutu , or tights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach3 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 lisadebs you made me laugh. My dd is currently on the WL for WL and I'm afraid I skipped the W for wine and went straight to the S for Southern Comfort! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Due to your correct English use of the word "bum", I'm guessing you know why it makes me snigger when Americans use the word "Fanny Pack" within earshot of an English person? :-)) Likewise when a Brit asks an American for a cigarette - oh dear - do I even dare to use that three letter word beginning with an "F"? The first time I heard it I was gobsmacked. (took me a looooong time to figure that one out!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 My uni friend John asked his cousin for a fag whilst in the US. The cousin's face was a wonder to behold as was John's when the cousin told him what it meant there! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 My uni friend John asked his cousin for a fag whilst in the US. The cousin's face was a wonder to behold as was John's when the cousin told him what it meant there! It could be worse...had your friend asked to light the fag (there I said it) - he could have been accused of a hate crime - which is, of course, far more evil than the same crime committed without hate. Now where were we? Ah......Z is for the zeal and zest the practitioners bring to the ballet. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 God, i love this Forum. Sometimes it just has me in bloody stitches.! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'm sure Anjuli will appreciate my language blunder whilst in the States. I asked if anyone had a rubber I could borrow! I still remember the shocked silence until someone said ' I assume you mean an eraser?'. Time for a red-faced quick exit! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 What was it Churchill said: "Two nations divided by the same language"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Spooky - that would give one pause - but, on the other hand, it probably wasn't the word "rubber" -that was the shocker but the fact that you wanted to borrow it - which implies it will be returned. Ian - that whole contretemps in 1776 wasn't about language - it was about which Boston would host the tea party. Churchill is certainly one of the most interesting people in history - I think I've read just about everything he ever wrote - including his entire set on WW2. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 you lot have made my evening,cant stop laughing and my family are looking at me like im nuts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Only U to go any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfies mum Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Urdang? Unsteady after too much W whilst on WL for WL? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Only U to go any suggestions Well i started so i'll finish! U is for Urdang academy School for the performing arts in London. there - all done, we did it! Edited to add - great minds think alike Elfiesmum, we were posting at the same time! Edited May 8, 2012 by Pups_mum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 U is for underwear which should ideally NOT be worn under a leotard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 U - every dancer is unique. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 US - Upper School Or Us - the members of Balletcoforum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Or maybe, after reading some of these posts, U should be for Unconventional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 oh, and there's also Understudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarplumsmum Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think we should have started this thread with A is for Anjuli the font of all knowledge, who we turn to for reasureance with her words of wisdom and who has had me lol at my pc screen with her american sense of humour. x 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Mentioning Urdang, can I just add Good luck to DF daughter who graduated from Urdang last year and tomorrow is dancing in the opening night of Top Hat at the Aldwych, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Oh No!! I don't know what DF is for lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Good luck to your dd in Top Hat kathyg Cx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Oh No!! I don't know what DF is for lol I was going to say the same But good luck to her for the opening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 DF - Darling Friend, on another site the D stands for Darling rather than dancing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I thought it meant daughters friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well I have a DB.......dancing bunny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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