The rules for determining syllable boundaries should be applied in the following order. From this order better generalizations can be made. The ordering goes from the more specific to the less ...

A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door'). Breaking ...

I like to design engaging brain games that help stimulate divergent thinking and creative collaboration. One of my favorite exercises is the innovation haiku. It’s not only a useful skill for ...

A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door'). Breaking ...