Cats have vertical slit pupils that expand dramatically. This helps them judge distance perfectly while hunting, especially in low-light conditions like dusk or dawn. Octopuses have bizarre W-shaped ...
Take a close look at a house cat's eyes and you'll see pupils that look like vertical slits. But a tiger has round pupils — like humans do. And the eyes of other animals, like goats and horses, have ...
If you remember the discussion that we had about whether or not Mary, merry and marry all sounded alike?? Well, here's a site that test you and tells you what kind of accent you have. It will be fun, but, I have to tell you that it had this little old Southern gal who has never even been up there i...
Why is a just a rather odd wh -word. Its distribution is very limited -- it can only have the word reason as its antecedent, and since it's never the subject it's always deletable. Consequently it behaves strangely, as you and others point out.
So, what, the different between "b" and "p" is supposed to have something to do with how the noise is formed in the throat area (in the larynx)? For me it's purely an airflow thing - "b" builds up pressure behind the lips which stops building the moment the lips are opened, while "p" keeps the airflow going a moment after the lips are opened up. This answer doesn't seem to make sense. (US ...
Why have a letter in a word when it’s silent in pronunciation, like the b in debt? Can anyone please clarify my uncertainty here?