Why this isn't widely recognised, is, I think, a function of the essentialist fallacy that expects words-about-music to do the same thing as music alone, and music-about-words to do the same thing as words alone.
In a crisis, the public (through the media) expect words.
But few people in Washington should expect words of compromise this week from Mr. Hwang, who leads an exile group, the North Korea Democracy Council.
Strewn among the clauses are the stentorian admonishments you'd expect – words like "drunk", "stupid", "violent" and "aggressive" – but in almost every moment that matters, Martin excuses the "relatively minor violence" he found took place.
I scan, and quickly encounter expected words like warmer, restless and energetic.
Many job interviews started with those hollow, expected words of thanks.
Although we might expect words to change over time, for them to change their gender in the process is quite startling I think. .
Just don't expect words to be the cure.
Expect words like "do this", "surely, you'd have to agree with this", "if you leave, then... ......, "you need to... ......, etc.
During the dinner talk, Mr. bin Laden recounts how he had the radio on in the hours before the terrorist attacks, apparently expecting word of the crash.
