down under

[Grace]

Hi Adam,

As far as I am aware, as with much colloquial language its more of a spoken
than written term and as such I don't imagine there's an official way of
writing it- quotation marks, capitals, OTY as we would say (over to you.)
And yes we have the role of the celebrant formalized (as a legal entity) in
Aotearoa New Zealand as well.  Many ceremonies (weddings, funerals, naming
ceremonies) are carried out by celebrants and no longer seen as 'religious"'
in nature.  I don't know the percentage but it is quite high.

I hope that is helpful

Cheers

Grace

 

 

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From: list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org [mailto:list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org]
On Behalf Of Adam Blatner
Sent: Sunday, 12 November 2006 8:48 a.m.
To: Johanna and Hamish
Cc: list at grouptalkweb.org
Subject: Re: down under

 

Yes, it's colloquial, but shall I spell it Down Under, down under, or put
quotation marks around it? 

        I can't tell from googling it, because dictionaries have it all
capitalized, but that's because it's an item. Other terms are also
capitalized. But in actual use, it doesn't say whether it needs to be
capitalized.

 

     And what does it mean to use this term, for you grouptalk members Down
Under?  Is it annoying, friendly?

                 (One of my authors is using the phrase in a chapter in a
book I'm editing about varieties of applied theatre.)

      (Another thing I've found--folks in Australia have been pioneering
creative ritual design and conducting ceremonies. They have a role called
"celebrant." (I wrote about psychodramatists and drama therapists taking on
a similar role, Master of Ceremonies, in a psychodrama journal article a few
years back.)

 

              (I'm struggling also with words like website,  web site   Web
site,  

              internet,  Internet     style books vary--some of these terms
are in flux, as is role playing, roleplaying, role-playing, role play, 

        warm up,  warm-up,  ... etc.)

 

    Warmly, Adam

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Johanna <mailto:perfect_brown at xtra.co.nz>  and Hamish 

To: 'Adam Blatner' <mailto:adam at blatner.com>  

Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 1:58 AM

Subject: RE: down under

 

Hullo Adam

 

I think 'down under' is always colloquial.

 

Cheers Hamish

 

Hamish Brown

Director

 

Zenergy

Whole People Co-operating in a Sustainable world

119 Mt Eden Rd,

Auckland

www.zenergyglobal.com 

 


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Sent: Saturday, 11 mmmm 2006 4:16
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Subject: down under

 

Dear Colleagues in Australia & New Zealand,

      Is "Down Under" always capitalized, or may it be used colloquially as
down under   ?   

                 -- trying to get things right... 

Adam Blatner, M.D.
(please reply to adam at blatner.com)    and also to ablatner at verizon.net ,
just in case
website: www.blatner.com/adam/   


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