Big Words for Smart People

Big Words for Smart People

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Big Words for Smart People episodes

  • 5: Cedilla

    Eric's word for the week is that saucy little tail on the bottom of a 'c,' that's more fun to say than it is to type, it's 'cedilla.'

     

    Cedilla - noun

    : the diacritical mark ¸ placed under a letter (such as ç in French) to indicate an alteration or modification of its usual phonetic value (as in the French word façade)

     

    In this episode:

    • C is a stupid letter
    • Ambush haircuts
    • We formally acknowledge this is a deeply American problem
    • “Optional” grammatical markings
    • What’s the ____ diacritical mark?
    • Don't be supercilious, sex is super silly...ous
    • This quickie could have been an email

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        Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

        Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

        38 min
      • 4: Jejune

        Happy Jejaugust! It's our highest energy, most hype episode yet! Jk, this ep is jejune af, y'all. Frankie and Eric are taking a relaxed stroll through their travel woes in this, BW4SPs quaternary episode. 

         

        Jejune - adjective

        1. devoid of significance or interest : dull
        2. juvenile, puerile
        3. lacking nutritive value
           
          In this episode:
          • Air travel is magic, change our minds... or maybe it's hell? You can't change our minds because we haven't decided yet
          • "help!"
          • No hard feelings, Newark
          • Ooooo, what's that smell? It's "pugnent"
          • Lightning strikes near the scrunchy-tunnel
          • An inch and a half changes everything
          • Airport sinks, am I right?!

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              • Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

              Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

              43 min
            • 3: Fontanelle

              The word of the week is: Fontanelle! Eric and Frankie are asking the tough questions. Questions like: what would you put in your soft fontanelle?

               

              Fontanelle - noun (or fontanel)

              1. : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones
                2.  

                In this episode:

                • Avoid the top-of-baby danger button (no soup allowed)
                • Unqualified medical education and Eric’s brave birthing story
                • Proper hygiene tips from a greasy family
                • The inner machinations of a puzzle-factory is an enigma (as are the raccoon puzzle wizards)
                • Presidential food suppository stories - we… don’t talk to Terry
                • Pachycephalosaurus fun facts

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                    • Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                    34 min
                  • 2: Lamination

                    Frankie's brought us lamination this week - everyone's favorite superfluous office friend.

                     

                    Lamination - noun

                    1. the process of laminating
                    2. the state of being laminated
                    3. a laminated structure
                    4. lamina (Eric's note: isn't this just the same thing but again?)
                    5. a defect in a coin in which a layer of metal appears to have buckled or fallen off during the striking process

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                      In this episode:

                      • Lambasting foreign Chinese food
                      • The Great Breakfast Burrito Debate
                      • "My particular brand of bathroom trauma"
                      • Cookie Tummy
                      • Framed pictures of crumpled art
                      • A warning to teachers everywhere.

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                          Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                          Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                          47 min
                        • 1: Encoding

                          It's the premier episode and sibling duo Eric and Frankie are bringing you "encoding." It's a rambling journey to learn a new word - emphasis on journey.

                           

                          Encoding - verb

                          1. a: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another

                            especially : to convert (a message) into code or, b: to convey symbolically
                          2. to specify the genetic code for

                             

                            In this episode:

                            • Learning new languages the hard way
                            • Middle school cruelty
                            • The myth of neurotypical
                            • An incredible low bar for professionalism.

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                                • Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                                Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                                 

                                Episodes will usually release on Wednesdays, this one's an exception so we can start hosting. We appreciate your understanding!

                                36 min

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                              Eric and Frankie are not linguists.