on voice

[Eric Nielsen]

This usage could be derived from "The Voice" --the name of a current
vocal talent competition on TV--if it is very recent (within a year or
so).

Eric

On 5/27/12, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/26/12, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am aware that voice is considered to be an instrument, on par with
>> man-made objects that exude sound. And, I thought, the identifier "on
>> the vocals" has been fairly ordinary. Perhaps I missed it, but,
>> apparently, the current reference is "on voice", as in "The wonderful
>> Ms. X on voice", presented by a band leader. Or is it not that new and I
>> just failed to pay attention for the past 30 years?
>>
>>      VS-)
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