Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.

Muffins are tastiest when butter seeps into all the nooks and crannies.

Socks dipt in Brandy-wine, and worn, are preventive.

Aural communication includes spoken words and paralexical sounds (groans, screams, whimpers); sound effects (wind, a car starting up and driving away); and music. Jon Whitmore (1994) Directing postmodern theater: shaping signification in Performance, p. 14.