Comment on One Man Has Written Virtually Every Major Pop Song Of The Last 20 Years.Comments−swombat12y"Every major pop song" seems like a bit of an overstatement. He's clearly very good at finding the sound that sells - but there are many successful songs (even just in the genre of "pop") not written by him...−joelrunyon12yYou missed the "virtually" in front of every. That dramatically changes the context & meaning of the sentence.−TylerE12yYes, but "virtually all" != ~5% under even the most liberal accounting.−elpool212yok, but "virtually every major pop song" is still an overstatement.−jrockway12yNot really. "Some" would be the accurate modifier.
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"Every major pop song" seems like a bit of an overstatement. He's clearly very good at finding the sound that sells - but there are many successful songs (even just in the genre of "pop") not written by him...
You missed the "virtually" in front of every. That dramatically changes the context & meaning of the sentence.
Yes, but "virtually all" != ~5% under even the most liberal accounting.
ok, but "virtually every major pop song" is still an overstatement.
Not really. "Some" would be the accurate modifier.