In this episode, Amy is holding up the walls with a "dwang", while Ryan is trying to be as skillful and ingenious as possible with "quaint".

Special and enormous thanks going out to our newest Patreon supporter: Fiona!

Also, for anyone looking for the links promised about that obscure 13th century book we talk about in this episode, here is the website and here is the YouTube video.

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy is throwing shade at the world of the humble "shed", while, Ryan is falling down and opening the floodgates with "cataract".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Ryan is exploring - at the behest of listener Liz - whether there's a connection between "align", "malign", and "benign".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

If you're listening to this as soon as it comes out, do head over to check out all the wondrous stuff on offer at this years LingComm conference! Amy and Ryan will be on a panel for a session called Podcasting 101, scheduled for February 6 at 4pm EST (check out that second link to figure out what time it'll be wherever you are in the world!) so hopefully we may see/hear some of you there!

In this episode, Amy delves into the cold and wet with "winter", and Ryan learns what happens when you combine a Greek letter with a sort of early missile with "Christmas".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy takes learns that cheese has always sold itself with "cheesemonger", and Ryan makes an ostentatious show of things for a "parade".

Special and enthusiastic thanks to Alyson, our newest Patreon sponsor!! Thank you Alyson, and to everyone who supports us over there!

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy takes her sweet time with "sloth", and Ryan tries to make the most of old "junk".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy finds a solid footing with "basic", and Ryan revels in autumnal activities with "harvest".

Enormous and heartfelt merci to Joy, our latest Patreon supporter!!

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this long, long, LONG overdue episode, Amy traces the story of a national obsession with a "queue", and Ryan pulls and drags his way through the story of "draw".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy has a double dose of PIE with "secret", and Ryan gets all befuddled (over and over again) with "dazzle".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy gazes into the gaping void with "hiatus", and Ryan gets into a small spot of minor trouble with "pickle".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy is not quite back yet, so Ryan looks backwards and forwards with "yesterday" and thinks about the nature of "one" with "only"

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show 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 origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy strengthens her core understanding of "Pilates" while Ryan wonders how to achieve a new "charisma".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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 jig is up" or "the gig is up", and to see if there's any connection between "bear", "bear" and "bare".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy explores the necessarily derivative "negative" while Ryan tries, despite not being a gentleman, to be "gentle".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy joins Team V with "vulva" while Ryan lays out a sumptuous "toilet".

Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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 a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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 (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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 (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy becomes a woman of stories with "fabulous" and Ryan connects Wales, Patagonia and the Round Table with "penguin".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy learns to blame the dog for being "feisty" and Ryan to dress himself with "tire".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Ryan is all by his onesy, digging into the bag of listener suggestions and pulling out "manicure", "care", "pink", and "endeavour".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy communicates in non-word noises with "vocable" and Ryan learns how Eldritch White Men ruin everything with "fetish".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, we hit a momentous and arbitrary-base-10-numbering-system milestone of 100 episodes! Amy gets cheesy with "friend" and Ryan asks for a sub with "surrogate" but the REAL story is all the amazing people who contributed clips, and to whom we are extremely grateful:

• Mignon "Grammar Girl" Fogarty
• Mark and Aven from the Endless Knot Podcast
• Kevin Stroud of the History of English Podcast
• Sadie Ryan from podcast.com/">Accentricity
• Claire Hardaker of En Clair
• Paul Anthony Jones of Haggard Hawks
• Martha and Grant from A Way With Words
• Susie Dent of Countdown and Something Rhymes With Purple
• Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist
• Daniel, Hedvig and Ben from Because Language
• Shauna and Dan of Bunny Trails
• Gretchen and Lauren from Lingthusiasm
• Paul and Donna from Varmints
• Carrie and Megan from The Vocal Fries
• Dustin from Sandman Stories Presents

We are consistently and boundlessly amazed by how supportive, generous and generally awesome all of our podfriends have always been, but especially in helping us ring in our Centepisode with so many cool facts and wonderful clips!!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy finds a place to put her stuff with "apothecary" and Ryan takes care of a "curator".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy thinks about signs and portents with "monster" Ryan discovers just how silly a silent 's' can be with "island".

A huge shoutout of thanks to Tim and Thomas, our two newest Patreon supporters!!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy is all by her lonesome, answering listeners' burning etymological questions, including the relationship between "tradition" and "treason"; "thanks"; "plumber"; the homonyms "lead" and "lead"; "poison"; and "hearse" vs "rehearse".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy delves into the history of all human civilization with "beer" Ryan finds someone to hold his spot with "lieutenant".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy cuts and charts with "graph" Ryan wonders which came first, the "flirt" or the fan.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

Huge shoutout of thanks to Khoi Nguyen and Alison for signing up as our newest Patreon supporters!

In this episode, Amy suffers a technical glitch and Ryan wonders whether "yankee" is a Dutch sailor, a cheese-based nickname or just a word a Cambridge farmer really, really liked.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Ryan is all alone, leaving to find a complete amount of peace with "quit", "quite" and "quiet".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy secretly kills us with "murder" and Ryan wonders whether a flower or colour came first with "violet".

Huge and heartfelt thanks going out to Fish Expert Andy for signing up as our newest Patreon supporter!!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy goes to war with "slogan" and Ryan is totally thinks about wearing a mutation with "sport".

Huge and heartfelt thanks going out to Elizabeth and Scott, who signed up as our most recent Patreon sponsors!!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy sees black and white with "bleach" and Ryan is totally a guy among dudes a.k.a. a "king".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy thinks about naprons with "map" and Ryan looks askance at "suspicious".

Here is the Smithsonian Magazine article Amy references: From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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, let us know. This is a guest episode that *NEEDS* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy ponders how nice you have to be to visiting enemies with "guest"; Ryan wonders whether rocks or noses came first with "face"; and special guest Paul Anthony "Haggard Hawks" Jones discussed getting fully waxed as an "adult"!!

You can find Paul Anthony Jones on Twitter as Haggard Hawks or as Paul Anthony Jones, and in his writings all over the internet and in actual for-real book stores!

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy pictures a camel on stilts bouncing on a "trampoline" and Ryan gets honey all over his hands with "mildew".

Huge, heartfelt thanks going out this time to our new Patreon sponsors:

• Chris
• Ansel
• Dermot
• Scott
• Glasses of Justice

Here's where you can find The Endless Knot talking about colours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDc5J2LD08

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy asks many rhetorical questions of "hyperbole" and Ryan tries to avoid insubstantial insults with "slight".

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy talks about Italian buffoons with "pants" and Ryan wonders about how good wizards are with their hands with "juggler".

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy talks about cows and disease with "vaccine" and Ryan ponders transitions and endless winter bleakness with "January".

Here is the Mental Floss article talking about the Germanic calendar months: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61127/month-month-guide-anglo-saxon-calendar

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy talks about the land of the living with "quick" and Ryan considers Les Misérables with "despot".

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this bonus episode, Ryan takes a dive into the surprisingly long-lived "humbug" and the curiously short "merry".

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* to happen.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy talks about dicks that tell women what to call themselves with "doctor" (6:15) and Ryan has attempts a description of a flying penis monster with "fascinate" (17:58).

Huge and heartfelt thanks to Alejandro for signing up as our newest supporter on Patreon!

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* to happen.

The Catullus poem that we discuss in this episode can be found here and also here:

Lesbia, you ask how many kisses of yours would be enough and more to satisfy me. As many as the grains of Libyan sand that lie between hot Jupiter’s oracle, at Ammon, in resin-producing Cyrene, and old Battiades sacred tomb: or as many as the stars, when night is still, gazing down on secret human desires: as many of your kisses kissed are enough, and more, for mad Catullus, as can’t be counted by spies nor an evil tongue bewitch us.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy gathers mysterious etchings and meanings with "read" (27:58) and Ryan is a not-historian learning about fishing and billiards with "English" (0:56).

Huge and heartfelt thanks to Leah for signing up as our newest supporter on Patreon!

Also, for anyone interested in the Fosbury Flop, check out this video that talks about how Dick Fosbury revolutionized the high jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show 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 Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy becomes an angry, vengeful stranger (but probably not) with "ghost" (11:30) and Ryan does the thing he was always meant to do with "engine" (30:31).

Special and enormous thanks to Sara and Fede for joining up as supporters of the show on Patreon! We wildly appreciate you and all our fabulous sponsors!

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Ryan reaches into a "bag" to "grab" some "spice" fit for a "vegetable" "sausage" (41:40).

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy distinguishes one from another with "identity" (18:30) and Ryan rebukes (gently, eventually) a "twit" (41:40).

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Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

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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Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!

In this episode, Amy thumbs through a variety of definitions of "tab" (18:30 - with a side-trip into the story of "tag" at 34:20) and Ryan tries not to get ambushed by "fear" (41:40).

Also, thanks to new Patreon supporter, Laurel (0:55) and to Luca for (1:30) for transcribing a couple of our early episodes!! 

We also talk about a guy who doesn't speak/know Scots writing the bulk of Scots Wikipedia (4:30).

Here's the "Acronymphomania" article Amy talked about.

In this episode, Amy's not here, so Ryan answers listener questions about "jet", "drink", "paint" and "guinea pig".

In this episode, all of an Amy-less podcast's word-nerdery is "redact" into Ryan.

In this episode, Amy is frustrated by as-yet-unencountered irregularities "future" (19:06) and Ryan splits and sticks with "cleave".

In this episode, Amy is all on her lonesome, exploring "solo".

In this episode, Amy smells the heat with "breath" and Ryan heads to the outer extremity with "utter" (15:37).

In this episode, Amy nods and winks at "innuendo" and Ryan tries to wrestle destiny with "weird" (15:37).

In this episode, Amy goes limp and languid with "sleep" and Ryan fall to pieces with "crazy".

In this episode, Amy's not here, so Ryan answers listener questions about "skookum", "Bob's your uncle", "keen", "inkle" and "widow(er)".

In this episode, Amy talks shit with "dirty" and Ryan comes to a conclusion with "period".

In this episode, Amy explores the unknown with "quiz" and Ryan snakes his way through history with "volume".

In this episode, Amy gets topical with "plague" and Ryan pays his bills with "farm".

In this episode, Amy puts things together and then keeps them like that with "inertia" and Ryan connects logos and fantasy with "device".

In this episode, Amy wonders about using rocks to dissolve bodies with "sarcophagus" and Ryan gets knocked around by Canadian winter with "blizzard".

In this episode, Amy wonders about tightening up the soul through science with "method" and Ryan ponders the profane and pious with "swear".

In this episode, Ryan is all alone, wondering about why nobody watches Saturday morning cartons with "cartoon".

In this episode, Amy talks about lots of eyes and lots of light with "argue" and Ryan trudges along with peons and pawns with "pioneer".

In this episode, Amy talks silliness with "goose" and Ryan trembles at the power of the powerful with "danger".

In this episode, Amy wonders about bird hoarders with "pie" and Ryan wonders about viper eggs with "poverty".

In this episode, Amy is all on her lonesome and takes the opportunity to delve into the story and words behind our name: "Lexitecture".

In this super special episode, the one and only Helen Zaltzman (of The Allusionist and other wonderful podcasts) joins us to talk about collective nouns for animals (and hermits?), Amy stays untouched and whole with "integrity" and Ryan goes this way and that with "varmint".

In this episode, Amy goes old school with "majestical" and Ryan dries out a torrent with "toast".

In this episode, Amy discovers the best eponym of all time with "pancake" and Ryan goes quickly and not at all with "fast".

In this episode, Amy worries about many holes with "trepanning" and Ryan thinks about Tolkein and 18th century cookery books with "fancy".

In this episode, Amy is away and Ryan forgets the word "cognate" while looking into listener-suggested words like "rigorous", "vociferous", "phony" and "lake".

In this episode, Amy polishes raptor beaks with "fake" and Ryan makes offers and commands with "bead".

In this episode, Amy breaks things in pieces with "interrupt" and Ryan tends to the last embers with "curfew".

In this incredibly special, super exciting episode, wording class hero Susie Dent (of Countdown/8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown fame) chats in a gruntled, shevelled fashion about orphaned negatives, Amy wonders about velocity with "speed" and Ryan marvels at Canadian furniture marketing with "chesterfield".

In this episode, Amy admires Catalonian legs with "ham" and Ryan wonders about the legitimacy of wizards with "bastard".

In this episode, Amy does some complicated math with "computer" and Ryan wonders about pretend piracy with "busker".

In this episode, Amy talks about thriving and blooming with "blood" and Ryan marvels at the bright and the sprightly with "gay".

In this episode, Amy examines a negative eternity with "no" and Ryan thinks about a self-curing lead-based paint with "spruce".

In this episode, Amy bowls off to one side with "bias" and Ryan plays his part with "hypocrisy".

In this episode, Amy thinks about backwards and forwards with "awkward" and Ryan totally tells it all with "demonstration".

In this episode, Ryan is all all you get, mulling over the connection (?) between vice presidents, advice and moral blameworthiness with "vicious".

In this episode, Amy thinks about smocks and smiths with "smug" and Ryan finds a connection between spring and salt with "seasoning".

In this episode, Amy wonders about wetness and whiskey with "water" and Ryan chats about speaking with "talk".

In this episode, Amy thinks about swollen digits with "thumb" and Ryan wonders why else you might run from something with "phobia".

Hello, and welcome to a special bonus episode!

This is an outtake from an earlier recording session that we thought was interesting enough to turn into its own mini bonus episode.

Going forward, bonus outtakes like this one or one-off mini-episodes will be released on our Patreon page for supporters there, but we felt that this discussion (about "niggardly" and the way some words have so much power that even sounding like them can lead to risky situations) was interesting enough that we should release it in our regular feed.

So we hope you enjoy this bonus episode, and as always if you'd like to chat with us about... well... anything at all, really, you can email us at words@lexitecture.com or drop by and connect with us on Facebook or Twitter!

In this episode, Amy thinks about knowing and dancing with "disco" and Ryan tries to find the connection between a chasm and a necklace with "gorgeous".

We've got another very special on for you this week, dear listeners! Way back at the Sound Education Conference in Boston, we were lucky enough to sit on a "podcasting about language" panel with the likes of Kevin Stroud, Patrick Cox, Mark Sundaram and the one and only Grammar Girl: Mignon Fogarty! Well guess what? Mignon joined us earlier this month for a wordy chat, and here it is!

We sincerely doubt there's anyone who knows us who doesn't already know Mignon - she's got a huge following on Twitter and Facebook and her website (https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl) is nothing less than a treasure trove for anyone wanting to improve their writing skills!

In this episode, Amy looks at various fractured definitions with "break", Ryan looks at how different history might seem if we studied The Brass Age with "brazen" and Mignon explores the connection between sickness and the stars with "measles".

In this episode, Amy thinks about decorating with money with "sequin" and Ryan tries to examine the imperceptible with "subtle".

In this episode, Amy is kept from us due to the curses of scheduling conflicts and Ryan wonders why, when and how we got so fixated on heat and cold with "temperature".

In this episode, Amy reflects on the young and otherwise with "old" and Ryan theorizes about English's gift to the world with "dog".

In this episode, Amy reflects on Scottish holiday traditions with "hogmanay" and Ryan talks Chaucer with "organ".

In this episode, Amy finds herself bullish with "dilemma" and Ryan turns around in circles with "carol".