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R&R .... Doesn't it sound like R&D (Research & Development) ??? But, it's not R&D definitely. People use it in different contexts. It has different meanings. Due to this there is a little disambiguation. This is a kind of phrase, U hear it in English movies. At least, that's where I heard it recently.
R&R is mostly used in US military. It's a military slang. Full form is "Rest & Recuperation" or "Rest & Relaxation". It is the free time for a soldier in the military. It includes mail, sports, film screenings and leave time (for home).The following are the movie scenes where I heard it...
1. In one of the Hollywood's most expensive movies "Avatar ".There is a scene in the first 10 minutes of the movie where Colonel Miles explains about Pandora to those folks who r new to it. His dialogues are ...
Here, Col. Miles meant the same meaning (Rest & Relaxation).
2. In the movie "Dear John" starring Channing Tatum (John Tyree) & Amanda Seyfried (Savannah Curtis), the character Captain Stone says these dialogues to John Tyree...
This scene is also on the military context. He meant the same meaning as above.
There are also other meanings such as ...
In above example, I mentioned a movie name "Dear John"... There is a interesting thing behind this title. Do U know that there are letters known as "Dear John Letters".
A "Dear John letter" is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend by a women to inform him that their relationship is over, usually because she has found someone. These Letters are often written out of an inability or unwillingness to inform the man in person. The reverse situation, in which someone writes to his wife or girlfriend to break off the relationship, is referred to as a "Dear Jane letter".
This term have been coined by Americans during World War II. Large numbers of American troops were stationed overseas for many months or years, and as time passed many of their wives or girlfriends decided to begin a relationship with a new man rather than wait for their old one to return.
There are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any other. John was a common name in America at the time the term was coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "John Smith".
This is not much used in India ... as our Indian women writes letters asking about the well-being of their husbands. That's our culture. Hope it stays that way.
R&R .... Doesn't it sound like R&D (Research & Development) ??? But, it's not R&D definitely. People use it in different contexts. It has different meanings. Due to this there is a little disambiguation. This is a kind of phrase, U hear it in English movies. At least, that's where I heard it recently.
R&R is mostly used in US military. It's a military slang. Full form is "Rest & Recuperation" or "Rest & Relaxation". It is the free time for a soldier in the military. It includes mail, sports, film screenings and leave time (for home).The following are the movie scenes where I heard it...
1. In one of the Hollywood's most expensive movies "Avatar ".There is a scene in the first 10 minutes of the movie where Colonel Miles explains about Pandora to those folks who r new to it. His dialogues are ...
"If there is a hell,
you might want to go there for some R&R after a tour on Pandora.
Out there, beyond that fence,
every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for Jujubes."
Here, Col. Miles meant the same meaning (Rest & Relaxation).
2. In the movie "Dear John" starring Channing Tatum (John Tyree) & Amanda Seyfried (Savannah Curtis), the character Captain Stone says these dialogues to John Tyree...
" Extending. Tyree, it's been three months.
l'm impressed, but l'm not stupid.
Go home, John.
Get some R&R.
Keep your dad some company for a while."
This scene is also on the military context. He meant the same meaning as above.
There are also other meanings such as ...
- Rest & Recreation ... Just like "Rest and Recuperation"...
- Repeatability & Reproducibility in the context of accuracy and precision.
- Rescue & Resuscitation ... It is a individual event in Surf Lifesaving sport ...
- Read & Review ... Used by authors looking for feedback
- Roles & Responsibility
- Recent & Relevant
- Resettlement & Rehabilitation
In above example, I mentioned a movie name "Dear John"... There is a interesting thing behind this title. Do U know that there are letters known as "Dear John Letters".
A "Dear John letter" is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend by a women to inform him that their relationship is over, usually because she has found someone. These Letters are often written out of an inability or unwillingness to inform the man in person. The reverse situation, in which someone writes to his wife or girlfriend to break off the relationship, is referred to as a "Dear Jane letter".
This term have been coined by Americans during World War II. Large numbers of American troops were stationed overseas for many months or years, and as time passed many of their wives or girlfriends decided to begin a relationship with a new man rather than wait for their old one to return.
There are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any other. John was a common name in America at the time the term was coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "John Smith".
This is not much used in India ... as our Indian women writes letters asking about the well-being of their husbands. That's our culture. Hope it stays that way.
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