Fiat Lex: A Dictionary Podcast
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all·sorts ('ôl-ˌsôrts) noun plural : a mixture of assorted confections (such as licorice); often used figuratively
Today's episode is an assortment of colorful treats that, like licorice allsorts, stick unpleasantly to your teeth and coat your tongue with a weird film! In a figurative way. Steve and Kory dig into the mailbag and answer YOUR QUESTIONS about crowdsourced dictionaries, reading rooms, raisins, the plum brandies of central Europe, multilingual dictionaries they love, and lung diseases.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Steve and Kory went on the tee-vee and you can watch the fruits of their lexicographical labors here.
- SPACE GHOST guest appearances (sort of).
- Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in Yiddish!
- Mispronunciation Index: none that we caught, but do let us know how very wrong we are!
Allsorts 2: "Match Game" Wednesday [EXPLICIT]
Oakgarry, Oak Ross: Always Be Copyediting
Friends with Words: More Jesse Sheidlower [EXPLICIT]
Friends With Words: Jesse Sheidlower [EXPLICIT]
I Want to Be A Dord
Beginnings, or, Ježíšmaria/Paskan marjat
The End of the Line (Literally)
My Blue God: Hard Words
Pronunciations, or You Say "Diaeresis" and I Say "Diaeresis"
Descriptivism and Prescriptivism
Getting A Word Into The Dictionary
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