A low-key affair?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="low">low</span> <span word="key">key</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="key">key</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="weds">weds</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="private">private</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="paparazzi">paparazzi</span> <span word="snatching">snatching</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="weds">weds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lenses">lenses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hedges">hedges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hype">hype</span>.</p><p><span word="Low">Low</span>-<span word="key">key</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shrill">shrill</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="subdued">subdued</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subdued">subdued</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="key">key</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="key">key</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>. <span word="They">They</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="advertise">advertise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="key">key</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="glorifying">glorifying</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airwaves">airwaves</span>.</p>
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