Chinaman (term) is almost entirely absent from British English, and has been since before 1965. However, "chinaman" (not capitalized) is still used in an alternative sense to describe a left-arm unorthodox spin bowler in cricket. Most British dictionaries see the term "Chinaman" as old-fashioned, and this view is backed up by data from the British National Corpus. According to "Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage", in American English "Chinaman" is most often used in a "knowing" way, either satirically or to evoke the word's historical connotations. It acknowledges, however, that there is still some usage that is completely innocent. In addition, Herbst notes
What the Water Gave Me (song) and Harriet Wheeler from The Sundays. "The Sun"s Gordon Smart concluded that the song "sounds more polished with rock guitars alongside a bit of the obligatory harp". Commenting the sound of the song, Jillian Mapes of "Billboard" said that "'What the Water Gave Me' crescendos with a tribal intensity, balancing chants against an airy, whimsical harp". "Spin"s William Goodman called the song "a surge of gospel-tinged pop with harp, piano, and throbbing bass driving under Welch's powerful vocals" Writing for the website HitFix, Katie Hasty said: "the harp line is just about the lightest part of the song, as the