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[Micaylah]

A'aql said...
>Not I! :-0 Since day one in the SCA I have always heard the word remove used
>as a marker for several courses (e.g., individual dishes).  One of the things
>I learned on this list is to not use the word "remove." (I also learned not to
>use feastocrat but use it anyway until a period word that encompasses the
>TOTAL duties of the SCA position that carries that name is produced and
>documented. :-))
>
>Apparently a "course" at a feast is a part of the feast that may include
>several courses but are recognized as a UNIT by adding a numerical term in
>front of the title (e.g., 1st Course consists of 4 courses, 2nd Course
>consists of 3 courses, etc.).  To the modern eye the difference between a
>Course and a course is the capitalization.  Apparently there is no term in any
>language dating from the Middle Ages that differentiates between a number of
>dishes being served at one time and a singular designation for an individual
>dish served in the course that was ever fully explained by anyone on the list
>that has educational background in linguistics either. Seems particularly
>strange to me but again all I can say is "Go figure. ". :-)

Okay now that I know what a Course and a course is, what then is a remove
and why is it a taboo word? Anyone?

Micaylah
- -or should I read the FAQ sheet?-

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