> I love her singing also -- but the hairs rise on the back of my neck
> every time I hear such words as "pure" outside the chemistry lab or
> in reference to the bacteria count of food supplies. I don't claim
> that is the only legitimate context for the word, but whenever it is
> applied outside that context it needs to be defended.
"Pure" has a rather technical sense as applied to vocal quality. It has to do with the harmonic series of the tone.
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