There are two other customers who have the easy presence of locals, though one, the talkative one, has home county vowels and nothing much to say. The other is Staffordshire, has much less to say, but much more worth listening to. The woman who runs it is true Staffordshire too. The ...
We Say:He may appear to be a thick-bearded Seventies outlaw-country throwback, but make no mistake: Chris Stapleton is a soul singer, with a preternaturally creaky voice that can turn wizened or brawny, full of pained howls and distended vowels. … Arrangements – fo...
There are lots of reports of cattle ranches and massive mining projects ejecting the San from their hunter-gathering existence, in particular in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Wherever the truth lies in these stories, with diamond deposits worth an estimated $3.3 billion and a massive tourism ...
The name of Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana (LYOO-blee-YAH-na), means beloved (hence the title of this entry), and the old town can be summed up in one word:charming. As we walked to our Airbnb in the pedestrian-only Old Town, there was plenty to see in the sleepy, early morning....
4. Assonancerhymes contain the same vowels but different consonants (e.g. “had” and “glass”). They're “near” or “weak” rhymes that open up more creative options. 5. Consonancerhymes have different vowels, but a similar consonant (e.g. “scene” and “when”). They’re the we...