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 just gets so tired of it all with "scunnered" (27:58) and Ryan takes very precise measurements with "instrument" (0:56).
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a …
In this episode, Amy gets bloodlines crossed with "hybrid" (18:30) and Ryan finds a new eponym in "gun" (41:40).
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In this episode, Amy's not here, so Ryan answers listener questions about "jet", "drink", "paint" and "guinea pig".
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Sco…
In this episode, all of an Amy-less podcast's word-nerdery is "redact" into Ryan.
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present thei…
In this episode, Amy is all on her lonesome, exploring "solo".
Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite…