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Tuesday, 20 March 2018

panorama from prom to prom







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  1. OK, I admit I speak only American English, and am at a loss when you use the word "prom." What does it mean? Here it's just a dance young people go to in high school. I'd love to know this other use of the word!

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  2. Barbara, 'prom' is short for promenade..a paved public walk, generally along the seafront.
    cue a wander through the dictionary....
    Dictionary
    promenade
    ˌprɒməˈnɑːd,ˌprɒməˈneɪd,ˈprɒmənɑːd,ˈprɒməneɪd/
    noun
    noun: promenade; plural noun: promenades

    1.
    a paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort.
    synonyms: esplanade, front, seafront, parade, walk, boulevard, avenue, walkway, mall; More
    boardwalk;
    alameda;
    informalprom
    "they strolled along the tree-lined promenade"
    a leisurely walk, or sometimes a ride or drive, taken in a public place so as to meet or be seen by others.
    "an evening promenade"
    synonyms: walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing; More
    paseo;
    passeggiata;
    informalmosey;
    datedconstitutional;
    rareperambulation
    "our nightly promenade up and down the road"
    (in country dancing) a movement in which couples follow one another in a given direction, each couple having both hands joined.
    2.
    North American
    archaic term for prom (sense 3).

    verb
    verb: promenade; 3rd person present: promenades; past tense: promenaded; past participle: promenaded; gerund or present participle: promenading

    1.
    take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others.
    "they promenaded along the waterfront"
    synonyms: walk, stroll, saunter, wander, amble, stretch one's legs, take a walk/stroll, go for a walk/stroll, take the air; More
    informalmosey;
    rareperambulate
    "people were promenading along the pavements and down the pier"
    take a promenade through (a place).
    "people began to promenade the streets"
    dated
    escort (someone) about a place, especially so as to be seen by others.
    "the governor of Utah promenades the daughter of the Maryland governor"

    Origin
    mid 16th century (denoting a leisurely walk in public): from French, from se promener ‘to walk’, reflexive of promener ‘take for a walk’.

    I love language and its history...

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Hi, I've removed word verification...so if all goes well I'll leave it off.....
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