In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[Q]: But more recently in 2013 with his launching as an international artist , he has started using the mononym A sgeir as a recording name .
[A]: In 2013 he started releasing music as A sgeir .

[Q]: It consists of two parts : " endo- " and " -orphin " ; these are short forms of the words " endogenous " and " morphine " , intended to mean " a morphine-like substance originating from within the body " .
[A]: Their name has two parts : " endo- " and " -orphin " ; these are short forms of the words " endogenous " and " morphine " .

[Q]: Metropolitan Manila ( often shortened to as Metro Manila ; ) , officially the National Capital Region ( NCR ) , is the seat of government and one of the three defined metropolitan areas of the Philippines .
[A]:
Metropolitan Manila , commonly known as Metro Manila , is the National Capital Region ( NCR ) of the Philippines .