tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post4339922635821144818..comments2011-05-24T23:13:57.002+05:30Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-45528156525059023262011-05-24T23:13:57.002+05:302011-05-24T23:13:57.002+05:30Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />STAGGERED is close but not quite. It has 9 letters instead of the required 8, plus STAG + (DEER)* leaves a G unaccounted for.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-77218788929813252522011-05-24T12:38:14.139+05:302011-05-24T12:38:14.139+05:30Baffled Deer? Baffled deer.<br />Could that not also be STAGGERED?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-815066470883652002010-12-20T16:28:04.848+05:302010-12-20T16:28:04.848+05:30Hi AVK, there used to be a formal public ceremony in which the king tied a sword belt around the waist of the new earl. Hence the term &quot;belted one&quot;.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-7925343957723665702010-12-20T15:05:22.075+05:302010-12-20T15:05:22.075+05:30How does &quot;BELTED ONE&quot; translate to EARLAVKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984240923245561733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-14982098907184395552010-03-04T10:49:44.277+05:302010-03-04T10:49:44.277+05:30Thanks, vck. They&#39;re spelt pianissimo and fortissimo, I believe?<br /><br />Fortuitous that you commented about musical terms today. The Google logo informs me that today is Antonio Vivaldi&#39;s birthday.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-44070901865833218012010-03-04T08:15:23.575+05:302010-03-04T08:15:23.575+05:30p for piano - soft<br />pp for pianossimo - very soft<br />f for forte - loud<br />ff for fortessimo - very loudvckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444101486656598561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-76033286419311471672008-12-19T00:47:00.000+05:302008-12-19T00:47:00.000+05:30This comes from indications for volume/loudness in music, in which 'p'(or piano) means 'soft' or 'quiet'. Similarly, 'f' (or forte) means 'loud' or 'strong' or 'deep'.<BR/><BR/>'pp' and 'ff' stand for the extremes : 'very soft' and 'very loud'.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-72899378987437855042008-12-05T20:35:00.000+05:302008-12-05T20:35:00.000+05:30Am new to this. Why does 'quiet' equal 'P'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com