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"I gave him a few word suggestions and edits and a comment that he should focus on ecosystems, and that was it".
Aside from a few word derivatives – such as "whitesplaining" – the man-shaming portmanteau ignores other socioeconomic factors associated with entitlement such as race, class or aesthetic values.
He filled a few word voids with "you know what I am saying" or accented phrases with "sucker-free" words, which is something only people from Oakland understand.
The first few word in the sentence he actually uttered are omitted, says Drew, and in their place, an ellipsis is inserted into the script: "… I was involved in a cover-up as you call it".
He was quick to add that Mr. Lloyd Webber and Mr. Rice had given him latitude; he has proposed a few word changes, and it was Mr. Lloyd Webber who suggested adding the song "You Must Love Me" that he and Mr. Rice wrote for the 1996 film adaptation.
A few word choices reveal it to be the English of a non-native speaker, but it is sophisticated and elegant English nonetheless, the work of an avid reader who, in the course of the letter, can't resist recommending a couple of books that he's read in the language.
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I think many people focus on songs of mine that have lots of words, but I do also write songs with few words, and this is a few-word song.
I use few words".
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Woodin said a few words.
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