Lexitecture

An #etymology #podcast where 2 word nerds dissect their current favourite words, each & every episode. by @PRyanPaulsen

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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!

https://t.co/VAXK5X977Y

#language #podcast #linguistics #podcasts

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

😍😍😍😍

[The OED @OED]

OED #WordOfTheDay: omniverbivorous, adj.
Having a large or inexhaustible appetite for words.

View the entry: https://t.co/S4s7iPu6VR

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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!

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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!

https://t.co/jEtz0l8Nes

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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! https://t.co/bmu7yWKAaw

#linguistics #WordNerds #etymology #podcast #podcasts

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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!

https://t.co/aMGk9ZLhMV

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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.

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

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

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

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.

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

@KieranMacRae Word nerds talking about words.

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

@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.

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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

https://t.co/KAJJWGhVQ8

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

@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!

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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!
https://t.co/J9z0dvTATQ
#linguistics #podcast #language #podcasts

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

I like the sounds of this project. Might try to learn some Inuktitut!

https://t.co/vcHxyRW4lo

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

@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.

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

@johnbco12 Thanks very much! Same back to you!

[Lexitecture @lexitecture]

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