Peter Varley ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Suppose that, while listening to the radio, I hear something I don't like.
>I can either make a mental note to avoid that composer in future, or I can
>decide that the music had something to it, buy the CD, and listen to it
>again in the hope that my opinion changes.  There has to be a convincing
>reason to take the second approach - "someone else likes it" isn't normally
>good enough.

How about "someone whose opinions/tastes I usually respect likes it"?

Deryk Barker
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