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Thread #174525   Message #4232404
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
02-Dec-25 - 01:05 PM
Thread Name: singing as we would speak
Subject: RE: singing as we would speak
The most rigid definition of “shanty,” has three critical attributes: English, mid-19th century and merchant marine. The best forebitters can do is 1:3. One can reenact or demonstrate with the same limitations as anything else 19th century but that's what one will be doing… acting or demonstrating.

Drifting back on topic, ones acting voice is (usually) not ones speaking voice.