Klarinet Archive - Posting 000345.txt from 2004/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@------.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] English and American
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:38:58 -0500

At 06:31 AM 3/5/2004 -0800, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>Nancy Buckman wrote:
>
> > We do spell center as centre, but usually
> > when we are referring to a group of buildings.
> > I guess you could say the same for theater,
> > but we do use theatre too.
>
>Just out of curiosity, timber and timbre. Is there a similar
>distinction in the UK?

Timber is what the clarinet is made of. Timbre is what it produces. :-)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!