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...music is actually quite complex and sophisticated, especially given the band’s make-up: a duo of a multi-instrumentalist (Rob Barber) and a singer (Mary Pearson). From the very first song, “The Storm,” the band delves into its diverse musical lexicon with a melody reminiscent of traditional Indian folk music. Unfortunately, in the case of this particular track, Pearson’s nursery-rhyme lyrics and vocals don’t quite match the intricacies of the rhythms and instrumentation created by Barber. Despite the juvenile writing, the song is still...
...feminists examining muliebrity (the condition of being a woman), or soothsayers putting out their latest vaticination (prophecy), the available lexicon may soon get slimmer. The lexicographers behind Britain's Collins English Dictionary have decided to exuviate (shed) rarely used and archaic words as part of an abstergent (cleansing) process to make room for up to 2,000 new entries. "We want the dictionary to be a reflection of English as it is currently spoken," says Ian Brookes, managing editor of Collins, "rather than a fossilized version of the language...
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