Introducing Family and Friends to Billy Elliot The Musical

[paul30003]

This might be a great resource for those still trying to understand the show

http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/Geor ... onary.html

[ERinVA]

That's excellent. Thanks!

[dongringo]

Great glossary. Found a few words I was wondering about already, like Baim. All this time I thought Tony was saying, "He's only a Ben."

[ERinVA]

That's a word that has come all the way down from medieval times. It shows up in Scottish ballads from the Middle Ages. Another medieval usage that has been retained (but only in the London show) is the use of "wife" to mean "woman." In the London Winter Scene, Michael asks Billy if he's "going back to see that wife" instead of "going back to see that woman."

[dongringo]

Interesting. That would be nice to know before seeing the London show.

[gpcolo]

Found a few words I was wondering about already, like Baim

I thought that word was "b a i r n."

[ERinVA]

Yes, it's b a i r n.

[dongringo]

Oops. Looks like Baim on the website.

[paul30003]

Oops. Looks like Baim on the website.

r and n close together looks like an m

Example: rn

[ERinVA]

Yes, it does. The word is pronounced like "bear" with a final "n."