29 Jul
2020
29 Jul
'20
10:03 a.m.
On Jul 29, 2020, at 6:59 AM, Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
[...] I'm just checking that I'm getting this right; "carnival" reminds me of dancing people in the street, as you might know from Brasil, and also disguised in Germany nd other countries.
I distinguish between the spellings “carnival” (a traveling amusement park) and “Carnaval” (the Brazilian pre-Lent celebration).
"Circus" makes me think of a big tent with clowns, artists and dancing elephants.
Is that correct? Or do americans use "circus" to refer to a funfair?
In my experience, a traveling circus typically has a section called a “midway” with games of skill or chance and the kind of rides that one expects to see in an amusement park. -- ghunchu'wI'