Yes! Also, for anybody who likes this sort of thing and hasn't seen it, you must see "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries," a cheeky BBC detective series set in the 1920s, starring Diana Rigg. All episodes are available streaming on Netflix and, possibly, YouTube. Here's the beginning of an episode (via YouTube):

I posted this in another comment, but as a humorous aside, I'll leave it here, too, since regional accents and diction training are being discussed in this thread.

The video in my previous comment was supposed to be set to begin at the 16 minute mark, BTW! :)

Ugh—I so empathize! I have the very same problem, except my voice become higher when I'm nervous . . . and then I become cognizant of this happening and it gets even higher still. (Oy!) All the while, I worry people are thinking this:

This reminds me of Mia Farrow's hilarious character from Woody Allen's (sorry) wonderful late 1930s-early 1940s period piece, "Radio Days" (1987). A cigarette girl and aspiring actress, Bronx-born Sally endeavors to improve her voice for radio through diction lessons:

UGH, what a travesty. See also: Rainbow Brite's 2010 makeover and Strawberry Shortcake's original vs. 2003 and 2009 incarnations.

Yes—excellent points and very interesting about the fish! My partner did her graduate research on microbial communities (algae and cyanobacteria) and sometimes expressed frustration with the limitations, despite whatever obvious usefulness, of the "species" concept.

That's true that reproductive isolation is the hallmark of a species. As Yvanehtnioj wrote, there has been a long-standing debate between classifying Neanderthals as a separate hominid species or a more closely related 'Homo sapiens' subspecies. (I, for one, was initially taught the latter.) Prior to genetic testing,…

LOVE it, too! Thanks for sharing. :)

You courtly lover, you!

Oh, sorry! In the annotation, I didn't see the other reply. :)

Yes! And Italian pasta is cooked very al dente and thus has a lower glycemic index, which means it causes blood sugar to rise and fall less rapidly (rapid rises and falls cause cardiovascular, nervous, and pancreatic damage over time)—especially when paired with more nutritious, lower glycemic vegetables, fruits,…

Good idea!

That's lovely!

Go, Sweden!

A horrifying thought, but apparently this story was false and was debunked by Snopes, who proved a detailed breakdown of the misreporting and concluded:

"It's a frosty orange experience!"

Is this the one? I loved it too, especially the "Banana Frost"!

Is this the one? I loved it too, especially the "Banana Frost"!

This! Exactly my sentiments.