We’re full of energy this week as we fuel up on petrol (or should that be gas?) and blaze through the language associated with power and resources. Pop a few coins in the meter and join us as we discover the remarkable etymological links between electricity and amber and between fuel and focus as we discuss the Three Day Week and the origins of fossil fuels.

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Susie’s Trio:

Glandaceous – the yellowish colour of a ripe acorn

Paralipsis – the rhetorical device of drawing attention to something whilst pretending you’re not mentioning it

Agathism – the belief that all things tend to the positive

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We are morphing from etymologists into entomologists today as we put the world of insects and other creepy crawlies under the microscope. 

We will find out why bees really are the busiest especially when it comes to the English language and what caterpillars have in common with very hairy cats. Ironically, Gyles finds the fly in the ointment when he tries to get to the etymological root of ‘fly’ and Susie shares the silver lining of always being bitten by mosquitoes - it’s wohlweh (the pleasurable pain caused by scratching a mosquito bite). 

We also hear from our youngest known listener who has a question for Susie, and Gyles treats us to twopoems today by the wonderful Ogden Nash. 

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Susie’s Trio: 

Slipfast: the longing to disappear completely by melting into a crowd and becoming invisible

Looseleft: the feeling of loss upon finishing a good book.

Hankersore: finding someone else so attractive it actually pisses you off

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Hands and feet at the ready Purple People, today we are looking at the world of measurements. 

We’ll find out how Oxens’ shaped our measurement system, why you would have a different weight village to village and how a stick was the object to rule(r) them all.

Make sure you aren’t one over the eight for this episode as Susie will be testing your knowledge of some of the stranger units of measure before we jump into the mailbag for some Purple Post featuring the voices of two lovely Purple People. Susie’s trio and Gyles’ poem conclude another Purple plunge for this week. 

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Susie's Trio: 

Twindle: old dialect for a twin sibling

Miscounsel: bad advice

Champagne shoulders (19th century): the sloping kind, because of their resemblance to a champagne bottle.

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A highly enjoyable sift through the mountain of emails you’ve sent in over the last few weeks with some absolutely corking questions to answer. In this week’s footage we lurch from poaching to doughnuts (or should that be donuts?), we separate our vets from our vets, and we discover the meaning of ‘lief’. There are also musical interludes from hungry monsters, limericks, and a handsome trio of words to add to your arsenal. 

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Susie’s Trio

Polylogise – to talk too much

Witzelsucht – a feeble attempt at humour

Siffilate – to speak in whispers

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You are in for a whale of a time today Purple People as we are jumping into the deep blue sea and meeting the fishes.

We will discover why Halibut are holy, what Cod and weak beer have in common and we will also revisit that famous red Herring of a question: what is the plural of Octopus? Susie takes us on a beautiful trip to the Italian island Sardinia before we leap back into the ocean to join some Salmon fish to investigate their connection with salaciousness. 

Gyles shares a fishy story where he unfortunately wasn’t as happy as a clam, but his poem about fish’n’chips will most certainly change that.

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Susie's Trio: 

Controuver - somebody who creates false gossip

Bedinnered - to be served dinner

Gaincope- to intercept someone by taking a shortcut 

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Celebrating three years of Something Rhymes With Purple here are our favourite moments from the past 12 months on the pod. Join us as we remind ourselves of the fascinating etymological tales behind words like ‘naff’ and ‘tuxedo’, we relive some of Gyles’ most hair-raising anecdotes, and we explore the tribal language of aircrews and gamers. Plus we take the opportunity to once again hear the Purple People singing in unison… 

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Strike a pose with us this week as we give you a snapshot of the language behind the lens of photography. Our hosts – one camera shy, one a lover of the limelight – guide us through the whirrs and clicks of the camera, unearthing the first paparazzo and the surprising first person to coin the term ‘photo’ along the way.

Elsewhere Gyles reveals the rollcall of great photographers for whom he has posed, we discover the first uses of terms like ‘selfie’ and ‘photobomb’, and Susie has a brilliant trio of words to take with you into the week. 

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Susie’s Trio:

Clipsome: fit to be embraced or clasped

Poppinoddles: old Cumberland dialect for a somersault

Barcarole: a gondolier’s song 

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They say that time flies when you’re having fun, so this week’s episode should whizz by in a jiffy. Gyles and Susie tackle all things horological from clepsydras to obelisks and they reveal the musical history of the grandfather clock.

They also chat about how best to use one’s time and the frustrating accuracy of Parkinson’s Law alongside the usual Trio and Poetry to finish on. 

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Susie’s Trio:

Bowerbird: a collector of useless objects or knick-knacks

Mush faker: Victorian slang for an umbrella repairer

Lubberland: a mythical paradise reserved for those who are lazy

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Today, Susie and Gyles are blasting into outer space as they take a voyage into the linguistical world of extraterrestrial life.

Rock bands and conspiracy theories will be involved in this episode’s lexical discovery as we fly by UFO’s, Crop Circles and Area 51. Also Susie and Gyles share their own run-ins with alien life before Gyles serenades us with a rather Saucy song. 

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This episode features “The Saucer Song” from the musical, Salad Days written by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds. 

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Susie's Trio: 

Tachyphagia - Eating very quickly

Pica - Unusual cravings, particularly experienced during pregnancy

Aflunters - in a state of disorder

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Susie and Gyles are in high spirits today as they lead us on a discovery to the essence of our souls…at least etymologically!

We are delving into the world of spirits but not the religious or ghostly type… the alcoholic kind. This exploration will take us across the globe as we visit Geneva for our gin followed by a jaunt to Japan to discover why ordering “Sake” might not get you what you want. Susie will take us on a trip to Germany for a mouthful of Schnapps before she escorts us to India for a hot toddy to soothe her cold. We will learn why the name Gyles ‘Brandy’ Brandreth leaves him blushing and our hosts reveal the winning sonnet sent in from a Purple Person.

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Susie’s trio:

Brachiate - to swing through the trees with ease using your arms

Hirrient - a trilling sound (purring of a cat, or rolling your ‘r’s’)

Chirocracy - to ‘rule by hand’, the result of ruling with force

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