MMarsden

It's Korean.

I don't think that tracks. Controlling for a variable isn't the same as showing that variable has no effect, just that other variables have effect outside of the effect of the controlled variable. One of the better empiricists might correct me.

I like the "carved off a third-hand description of a lion from a seaman" look, personally. It's a charm of the era.

I've always wondered if it didn't have to do with an increase in ensemble playing/size of the ensemble. The thinking being that your neighbor can cover the bits you can't. A wild guess.