Welcome to Lexitecture!
Greetings fellow word nerds!
You’ve found the online home of your new favourite source of random etymology from a pair of language geeks from either side of The Pond.
The premise is simple: in each episode, two friends (Ryan, a Canadian, and Amy, a Scot) get together armed with a new chosen word, and then they regale each other (and you!) with whatever bits of fascinating trivia they’ve been able to uncover about the origins and histories of those words, tracing through the ages to decipher just how each word got from its beginnings to its current use.
You can find our latest episodes below, or visit our archive to find all of them. You can also visit our lexicon to see an alphabetical list of every word we’ve talked about!
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Superstitious Gymnasium Opportunity (Feat. Andy Hollandbeck!)
In this episode, Amy gives the supernatural a lot of credence with “superstitious” and Ryan revels in the “opportunity” to hear Andy Hollandbeck talk about the nudity of the “gymnasium“. Also, if anyone reading this knows how we can get in touch with Nicolas Cage, let us know. This is a guest episode that *NEEDS*...
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Ramshackle Problem
In this episode, Amy thinks about how to throw a puzzle with “problem” and Ryan wonders about decrepit houses with “ramshackle“. Huge, heartfelt thanks going out to Alex and Roberto for signing up as our newest Patreon sponsors!! THANK YOU!! Also, if anyone reading this knows how we can get in touch with Nicolas Cage,...
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