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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2004/07

From: "Harry Searing" <hsearing@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] RE: minims, crouchets, quarters, halves, Americas, and the rest of the
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:42:30 -0400

> PS: To my dear American oboeists, did you know that when you tell a
> British person that you are "pissed" you mean that you are
intoxicated!!!
> The list goes on!!!
>
> Sameer Al-Abdullah

Worse than that Sameer - when I worked for Boosey & Hawkes, I traveled
to England regularly and took great joy in our two countries being
separated by one language, or however that saying goes.

Until, at a company diner, I mentioned that I needed to buy a new fanny
pack, you know one of those things that go around your waist to hold
your wallet and other small personal objects. All the women at my table
squealed and blushed at my statement. One of them had to tell me that
"fanny" was a rather vulgar term for another part of the female anatomy,
rather close located to the US interpretation of fanny!! Very
embarrassing!

And btw, don't feel bad about their terminology - I worked for Boosey
for 10 years, and had to deal with method and study books that were
produced in England and used the terms minims, crochets, etc. and I
could NEVER remember which was which. (Or maybe, being a true ugly
American, I refused to!)

Harry Searing

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