Melisma - I must confess that the first time I came across this word was in the obituaries for Whitney Houston but I'm now grateful to have a pretentious handle for dismissing the infuriating vocal style currently employed by many young pop singers. (And don't get me started on their appropriation of the term R&B...)

On the other hand, I am entranced by the Irish Sean Nós style, so I suppose I'm a musical snob.

Just wanted to get it off my chest.