The writers of the standards got all the good rhymes and turned most of them into cliches. Now they (from the grave) and their descendants (from Broadway) cajole: “We only use Perfect Rhymes. You ...

As most English-speaking children know, you can temporarily confuse your friends by moving the consonant(s) from the beginning of a word to the end and adding the sound "ay." And once they too figure ...

"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am." Dr. Seuss, the children's book author born Theodor Seuss Geisel 108 years ago today (March 2), knew how to craft a catchy rhyme. But ...

We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them. In English, we have 5 (well, sometimes 6) vowel letters, but way more vowel sounds. That’s where the IPA can help us! We ...