Orcas imitate human speech Researchers from institutions in Germany, UK, Spain and Chile published a paper last month on their experiences with an orca whale named Wilkie. Wilkie has been trained to mimic human sounds. Wilkie was exposed to six human sounds including “hello̶

English Sounds Different in England I am on holiday in London, England. April 23rd was the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Shakespeare’s prolific work inspired new vocabulary and phrases still used today. Have you ever “been in a pickle?” (The Tempest