Our English language is a living language; a dead language is one that is no longer in everyday use, such as Latin. A living language changes; a dead language never changes. Now, in the 21st century, ...

In a moment of sheer boredom several weeks ago, I decided to watch a new TV show to kill some free time. But I didn’t choose to watch "Parks and Recreation," "The Office" or "House of Cards." No, I ...

Vocal fry, or glottal fry, is the lowest voice register—below falsetto, head, and chest voices—and is characterized by a low-frequency rattling or frying sound. Although it feels like vocal fry reared ...

That data also indicates men may have employed vocal fry more than women in the recent past. To fill in some of these research gaps, researchers in Australia recently conducted some much-needed, ...

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