Re: calling all musicians

[David Ritterskamp <jonnyb70@hotmail.com>]

Poster: David Ritterskamp <jonnyb70@hotmail.com>


>blackbow@mindspring.com wrote:
>
> > Poster: blackbow@mindspring.com
> >
> > "choreographing"... from "choreograph"... from the Latin "koreous" which
> > translates roughly to "sucker into dancing"...
> >
> > :)
> >
>
>Johnathan, SHHH!!  You're not helping out my cause here.  Besides, I think
>your translation is wrong.  What it REALLY means is "win the undying
>admiration and gratitude of the ladies/lords (your pick)".
>
>Dryw

[You're right - I sit corrected.  "choreograph" doesn't come from "koreous" 
although the roots are similar - it turns out that it actually comes from 
the Latin "kureos" which translates as "to entice".]

Snickering,

Jonathan Blackbow


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