Tongue twisters, a beloved childhood game is not just about having fun with friends over mispronunciations, but are also the best ways to improve clarity of speech, repetition skills, and of course pronunciation. Here we mention 9 tongue twisters that do just the job.

In 18th century America, this book was second in popularity only to the Bible. It was a favorite of many thinkers and leaders throughout history, including Emerson, Napoleon, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and even President Truman. Yet, you probably haven’t read it. It’s Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. If you’re not familiar with Plutarch’s Lives, you’re in for a […] Help support independent publishing. Mak…

Damaging cuts | ‘Down below’ at the GP’s | The vagina dialogues | Boris Johnson is history already | Limoncello’s popularity Articles and letters ( 31 October ) pointing out the harmful gaps in budget funding have still omitted a key service, namely youth services, where local council spending last year in England was 73% less than in 2010-11. These services will also now suffer the double whammy…