Lexitecture

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Lexitecture

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An #etymology #podcast where 2 word nerds dissect their current favourite words, each & every episode. https://t.co/N4R44UYoCm Tweets by @PRyanPaulsen

Canada & Scotland & THE WORLD Katılım Ocak 2016

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·27 Mar

It's New Episode Day! Today we're exploring the #etymology of #rudimentary and #rival, getting back to basics and trying to find the difference between a river and its banks! lexitecture.com/2024/03/27/epi… #language #podcast #linguistics #podcasts

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·1 Şub

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The OED@OED

OED #WordOfTheDay: omniverbivorous, adj. Having a large or inexhaustible appetite for words. View the entry: oxford.ly/4giZozC

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·31 Oca

One of my favourite parts of researching a word is getting to find and peruse digital copies of original sources cited by the @OED, including this little nugget from a 1552 British law about woolen cloth, the relevance of which you'll have to wait for an upcoming episode for!

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·27 Oca

In the meantime, for people here who don't yet follow us on Bluesky, we have a new episode out (!!) wherein we dive into the #etymology of #destroy and #present, talking about tiny prefixes and the relationship between time and gifts! lexitecture.com/2025/01/26/epi…

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·27 Oca

Seeing as how Twitter is well on the road to becoming a Nazi bar, we're officially active over at 🟦☁️, so please do pop over and give us a follow over there! bsky.app/profile/lexite… #linguistics #WordNerds #etymology #podcast #podcasts

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·7 Ağu

It's New Episode Day!!! Today we're exploring the #etymology of #road and #scavenger, discovering the infuriating addition of a random (IT CAN'T BE RANDOM) "n" into a bunch of words, and get another reminder about how important horses are to history! lexitecture.com/2024/08/07/epi…

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·2 May

Alright folks - looking for a collective noun for a group of socks. Let's hear 'em!

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·28 Mar

This *can't* be purely coincidence, right? Can't be.

Merriam-Webster@MerriamWebster

kakorrhaphiophobia | noun | abnormal fear of failure We have an abnormal fear of failing to pronounce this word correctly.

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·28 Mar

It's only remotely fair if you switch it up (A-Z then Z-A) routinely and regularly.

Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER@betsysneller

Hot take from 2nd grade me that I still fully stand by: Alphabetical order is never fair. It's just a way to codify making the same people always last.

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Susie Dent@susie_dent·28 Mar

Etymology of the day is an important one. The root of ‘compassion’ is a Latin word meaning ‘suffer with’.

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Susie Dent@susie_dent·27 Mar

I’m writing something about the famous field of nominative determinism and would love your best examples. Mine (so far) is the consultant urologist Mr Burns-Cox.

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·2 Mar

@KieranMacRae Word nerds talking about words.

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Kieran MacRae@KieranMacRae·1 Mar

Podcasters! Describe your podcast in 5 words 👇

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·1 Mar

People who speak, but don't speak languages... Languages that both exist and travel between and into countries without anyone speaking them... Blatant racism aside, is this the stupidest thing Trump has ever said?

Acyn@Acyn

Trump: People who don't speak languages. We have languages coming in to our country, nobody that speaks those languages. They're truly foreign languages. Nobody speaks them

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·29 Şub

@The_GrammarGeek Those who cannot let go for no reason other than "it's how I was taught" are people up with whom you should not put.

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·20 Şub

Look at that! A new episode! This time we're looking at the #etymology of #between and #object, figuring out the basics of being one among two and throwing things down all over the place! #liguistics #podcast #language #podcasts lexitecture.com/2024/02/17/epi…

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·15 Şub

@johnbco12 We recorded last weekend, and I'm hoping to have it edited and released by Friday night (hopefully tonight, but we'll see). Glad you're enjoying it!

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Johnny Cog@johnbco12·15 Şub

@lexitecture Hi gang. Any plans for Episode 130❓I am enjoying your podcast immensely 🤙

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·12 Oca

It's New Episode Day, and what a fine day it is! We're delving into the #etymology of #film and #fine, talking about skin, tongues, death and French cinema (but not in the way you might think)! Hope you enjoy it! lexitecture.com/2024/01/12/epi… #linguistics #podcast #language #podcasts

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·20 Oca

I like the sounds of this project. Might try to learn some Inuktitut! cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·16 Oca

@paulanthjones I am now just picturing you at some sort of weighted blanket store reenacting that scene from The Crucible - repeating "more weight" with an ever-growing smile on your face.

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Paul Anthony Jones@paulanthjones·16 Oca

So this weighted blanket what weight are we talking about because I think I’d quite like to get crushed to death

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·13 Oca

@johnbco12 Thanks very much! Same back to you!

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Johnny Cog@johnbco12·13 Oca

@lexitecture Thanks for this Amy&Ryan. Wising You, Families, and Lexitecture a wonderful New Year and New Season too🎈🦉🎈

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Lexitecture@lexitecture·13 Oca

@VeritySangan Ever wonder why "fine" can mean "okay", "expensive/valuable" *and* "a monetary penalty"?

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Verity Sangan@VeritySangan·12 Oca

🌟 Drop a one-liner below telling me about your podcast. ✅ No links, just 1 sentence. GO! 📣

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