Perhaps you recall the old tune, “My Grandfather’s Clock.” It sprang to mind recently after reading an online article “Why ‘Tock-Tick’ Doesn’t Sound Right to Your Ears,” sent by the son of Mrs. Vannoy ...

Before Tik Tok was a social media phenom, Tick Tock was the way old clocks sounded. Mechanical, wind up clocks sounded a TICK and then after a moment between sounded a TOCK. If you do not know what ...