This is somehow better than "short wave" and "long wave"? These are the terms I hear at the dances I attend, and they seem pretty clear.
--Read Weaver Jamaica Plain, MA http://lcfd.org On Jun 12, 2013, at 1:43 PM, Colin Hume wrote: > I do think a > caller needs to make a distinction between a wave of four across the > hall and a long wave up and down the hall, and the easiest way to do > this is to use the phrases "ocean wave" and "tidal wave".