Between the 'babbling brook' and the 'whispering wind,' most examples of susurration make you feel like you're alone in a forest. The way words are pronounced gives them their unique sounds. We often ...

I can just picture the nation’s poets parsing over the words, the rhythm, the meaning, and the assonance and consonance of Elizabeth Alexander’s inaugural poem: “Praise Song for the Day.” These are ...

REMEMBER Lingering over lingerie (by Dr Lim Chin Lam, MOE, Sept 24)? Who would have thought that prim and proper senior with a cool, calm and collected demeanour could induce a lady like me to linger ...

(Note: The three varieties of ‘ ri’ are referred to as ‘ra , ri and ru,’ the three varieties of ‘ga’ are referred to as ‘ga, gi and gu,’ the three varieties of ‘dha’ are referred to as dha, dhi and ...