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Speaking Volumes
Speed speaking
Most people find it difficult to speak clearly at over 300 words a ...
Amazing But True
People on La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, mainly speak Spanish. But ...
Sound sinuses
Your sinuses are air-filled hollows inside the bones of your skull. ...
Tonsils on guard
Your tonsils are two fleshy pads on either side of your throat. They ...
Prehistoric talk
Scientists think that, until about 40,000 years ago, people's skulls ...
DID YOU KNOW?
A bird does not shape sounds with its mouth, as you do. Birds do not ...
Perfect pitch
Muscles in your voice box alter the shape of your vocal cords to ...
Shaping sounds
Your lips, teeth, tongue, cheeks and throat muscles help you shape ...
Voice breaking
The size of your voice box and your vocal cords affects how deep your ...
Lump in your throat
If you look in a mirror and swallow, you will see a lump in your ...