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Does either resource differentiate between American English, British English, and other forms of English?</div>
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IIRC, where Americans use "Places, please!", folks in Britain use "Starters!" Similarly, stage right / prompt side, etc.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net> on behalf of Kurt Harriman via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 14, 2026 1:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kristi R-C <misswisc@aol.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kurt Harriman <harriman@acm.org>; stagecraft@theatrical.net <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SML] OISTAT theater words</font>
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<div class="PlainText">A paid version is available at <a href="https://theatrewords.com">
https://theatrewords.com</a> for€38 (pdf, instant download).<br>
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It could be worth the money if you'll be working with a non English <br>
speaking crew.<br>
There are 255 page images (not searchable text). It is not conveniently <br>
navigable.<br>
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At page 140 you'll find the index of English words. Scroll down to this <br>
entry:<br>
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places (please) 3.5.14<br>
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Then find section 3, "Electric, Lighting, and Audio" on page 70, and <br>
flip ahead to section 3.5 on page 92. It has entries for these 22 terms:<br>
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3.5 intercom<br>
3.5.1* beltpack (sound)<br>
3.5.2 call<br>
3.5.3 call board<br>
3.5.4 closed circuit TV<br>
3.5.5 communication system<br>
3.5.6 cue<br>
3.5.7 cue button<br>
3.5.8 cue light<br>
3.5.9 cue light panel<br>
3.5.10 cue line<br>
3.5.11 cue microphone<br>
3.5.12* earphones<br>
3.5.13* headset (US) / cans (UK)<br>
3.5.14 places (please)<br>
3.5.15* projection image<br>
3.5.16* radio microphone / wireless microphone<br>
3.5.17 signal (sign)<br>
3.5.18 stage manager's desk<br>
3.5.19 stand-by cue<br>
3.5.20 stand-by!<br>
3.5.21* transmitter<br>
3.5.22 warning (cue)<br>
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Starred (*) terms are depicted in 35 pages of nice clear drawings <br>
beginning at page 221. For example, there's a drawing of a bowline knot, <br>
labeled 8.4.2 so you can look up what it's called in 8 languages.<br>
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Now you have found the entry for "places" on page 93. This is it:<br>
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3.5.14<br>
D Auf die Plätze!<br>
EN places (please)<br>
F en place, svp!<br>
E ¡a sus puestos!<br>
S På plats!<br>
NL op uw plaatsen, a.u.b.!<br>
I ognuno al suo posto!<br>
RU По местам!<br>
Po miestam!<br>
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And that's all. No explanations, just the equivalent term in 8 languages.<br>
(Other versions of the PDF are available with other languages.)<br>
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I hope this helps.<br>
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