Whisper Pairing

This week I lost my voice due to a sore throat. I suspect the trigger was screaming from Furnival Gardens at a very exciting university boat race. (However, medical opinion is divided on whether a bit of shouting on its own can trigger a prolonged sore throat).
The result was that I could only whisper all day long and found it more difficult than usual to be understood. It turns out pairing is a vocally-intensive activity and I had to resort to pointing a lot, as well as whispering. It's funny how people adjust quickly to the volume that others speak at; I'm sure the whole area was quieter than usual.