on voice
Eric Nielsen
ericbarnak at GMAIL.COM
Sun May 27 09:09:15 UTC 2012
On 5/26/12, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Poster: Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
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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?
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> VS-)
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