My lips are sealed, from Bret

Dear Word Spy,

Can you read lips?

From Bret, a fan.

Dear Bret,

I've never actually learnt to read lips, but I've noticed I can understand people much better when I'm looking at them. If I'm going to a class or a lecture or something, I always sit up the very front and stare really hard at the teacher's face. It makes the teacher nervous, I admit, but it means I hear so much better. I'm slightly deaf, you see. So maybe I can read lips, just a little.

But the question is, can YOU?

yours lippily,
The Word Spy.