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This podcast returns on February 22nd 2026. This episode examines lesser-known words for discussions about Precision, looking at their origins and familiar words from the same root. Words explored include punctilious, ad litteram, cavilling, facsimile, pettifogging and fastidious.
Find out when systems of measurement moved from regional variation to global uniformity.
Sources:
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/20686987-candelabra-selected-essays-and-addresses
https://wordhistories.net/2018/02/04/scruple-origin/
https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/blog/new-facts-about-fax-in-healthcare/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bUVjJWA6Vw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51198666
Transition sound by https://audionautix.com
By Leon Bailey-Green4.5
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This podcast returns on February 22nd 2026. This episode examines lesser-known words for discussions about Precision, looking at their origins and familiar words from the same root. Words explored include punctilious, ad litteram, cavilling, facsimile, pettifogging and fastidious.
Find out when systems of measurement moved from regional variation to global uniformity.
Sources:
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/20686987-candelabra-selected-essays-and-addresses
https://wordhistories.net/2018/02/04/scruple-origin/
https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/blog/new-facts-about-fax-in-healthcare/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bUVjJWA6Vw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51198666
Transition sound by https://audionautix.com

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