Honorary degree.
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Sorry about this but:
"Sung by the BBC Singers"
... after the live Mahler 3 concert this evening, their performances of some choral arrangements of Mahler and others' songs were broadcast. You may like or dislike their sound (I dislike it, thoroughly); but the main thing that sets my teeth on edge is that they always sound like the BBC Singers, without stylistic variation to suit the repertoire, in my experience (which is admittedly limited by my deployment of the 'off' switch).
Discuss....
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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The first thing that occurs to what's left of my tiny mind is that what you write presumes a somewhat different interpretation of the term "phrases" to that intended by the OP in the thread title...Originally posted by Caliban View PostSorry about this but:
"Sung by the BBC Singers"
... after the live Mahler 3 concert this evening, their performances of some choral arrangements of Mahler and others' songs were broadcast. You may like or dislike their sound (I dislike it, thoroughly); but the main thing that sets my teeth on edge is that they always sound like the BBC Singers, without stylistic variation to suit the repertoire, in my experience (which is admittedly limited by my deployment of the 'off' switch).
Discuss....Comment
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'Back in the day' has become annoyingly trendy to use as has in the world of football to say 'group' instead of team.Comment
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Volkswaggon.Comment
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..wagen, surely?...but who else's army as well? (and in what ways might the recent discoveries of alleged testing corruption impact directly upon the discussion here?)...Originally posted by jean View PostComment
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Indeed - but that's a German word, and I expect to hear a German pronunciation. My anglicisation of the spelling was meant to indicate that I do not hear it.Originally posted by ahinton View Post
But I suppose it should have been on the Pronunciation thread.Comment
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.Comment
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"A bunch of [stuff]" really gets my goat, as does "stuff"Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post
And "back in the day"...
Bunch of flowers, yes, but a bunch of papers/CDs/symphonies?Comment
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"We have to offer the most competitive salaries and bonuses to attract the best candidates".
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Bunch of fives?Originally posted by Tapiola View Post"A bunch of [stuff]" really gets my goat, as does "stuff" And "back in the day"...
Bunch of flowers, yes, but a bunch of papers/CDs/symphonies?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"There's no CD Review next week, we're just going to talk and talk and talk"
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Years ago the Monty Python team reported that their US member, Terry Gilliam, developed an addiction to the phrase 'a whole bunch of...'. This climaxed on a plane journey over the Great Lakes or similar, when Gilliam called out, 'Hey guys, look, a whole bunch of water!'Originally posted by Tapiola View Post"A bunch of [stuff]" really gets my goat, as does "stuff" And "back in the day"...
Bunch of flowers, yes, but a bunch of papers/CDs/symphonies?
The way the story was told, it sounded as though the resultant derision may have cured his addiction...
I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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Fantastic!Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View PostYears ago the Monty Python team reported that their US member, Terry Gilliam, developed an addiction to the phrase 'a whole bunch of...'. This climaxed on a plane journey over the Great Lakes or similar, when Gilliam called out, 'Hey guys, look, a whole bunch of water!'
The way the story was told, it sounded as though the resultant derision may have cured his addiction...
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