A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) talking about the words in the English language that fascinate them most at the moment, looking at their histories and origins and trying to piece together just how they got to where they are today.
This is a podcast for anyone interested in etymology (the study of words and their origins/history). If you've ever found yourself happier after discovering some bizarre bit of trivia about a word that you hadn't even given a second thought to (such as how the word 'trivia' relates to its Latin components meaning "three roads"), this might just be the podcast for you.
In this episode, Amy looks back to a "crusade" that never actually was, while Ryan gets into his feelings with "sentimental".
Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the or…
In this episode, Ryan is diving back into the pile of listener suggestions to try to find the etymology behind "stubble", to figure out why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway, whether "the …
In this episode, Amy is doling out some "devastation" while Ryan tries not to have too much fun with "orphan".
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy…
In this episode, we look back at some of our favourite words, starting with Amy's chopping up of "ginger" from Episode 23!
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and…
In this episode, we look back at some of our favourite words, starting with Ryan's notes on "log" from Episode 8!
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (…
In this episode, we look back at some of our favourite words, starting with Ryan's look at "loaf" from Episode 6!
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (…
In this episode, we look back at some of our favourite words, starting with Amy's exploration of "serendipity" from our very first episode ever!
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode,…