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The Dictionary
By Spencer ParksEducation
The Dictionary episodes
- #E69 (emf to emirate)
I read from emf to emirate.
"Eminent domain" has a number of names throughout the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain
There are 7 Emirates that make up the "United Arab Emirates".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
The word of the episode is "emic".
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
34 min - #E68 (emergency medical technician to émeute)
I read from emergency medical technician to émeute.
Evolution is a fascinating topic. It seems like "Darwinism" is the prevailing thought when it comes to evolution but this first link takes you to alternative theories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternatives_to_Darwinian_evolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent_evolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution
The word of the episode is "emergency room".
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
32 min - #E67 (embryophyte to emergency brake)
I read from embryophyte to emergency brake.
Here's a very long timelapse of corn!
https://youtu.be/9nQ6d3A2cTs?si=P9toEcoxabCfGGH8
I asked Kevin Stroud of "The History of English Podcast" about the change of "s" to "e" in words like "emerald" and this is what he sent me (thanks Kevin!):
With regard to your question, the source of the change was Late Latin. It appears that the people who spoke Late Latin (including many of the Vulgar Latin dialects that evolved into the Romance languages) had a problem pronouncing the 's' sound at the beginning of a word. To compensate for that problem, they often preceded the 's' sound with a slight 'e' sound. Eventually, the 's' sound disappeared in those words altogether. Since English borrowed many of those words, English speakers sometimes pronounced that initial 'e' sound and sometimes they didn't. As a result, English has a lot of these word pairs where one version has an initial [e] and one doesn't (like estate/state, esquire/squire, estrange/strange, and so on). Since the 's' in those words eventually disappeared in languages like French, it explains why French as 'etat' where English has 'state' and 'estate.' All three words began as a common word ('status') in Latin.
That history also explains what happened with words like 'emerald' from Greek. It began as a Greek word that began with an 's' sound ('smaragdos'). When it passed into Latin, speakers added the 'e' sound at the front, thereby producing the Latin word 'esmaraldus.' As I noted, the 's' sound eventually disappeared in French, thereby producing the French word 'emeraude.' And from there, the word passed into English with its initial 'em-' sound.
You might want to start using your emergency (parking) brake at least when you're parked on a hill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_brake
https://cloverdaleautoservice.com/the-purpose-of-emergency-brakes/
The word of the episode is "emcee".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_ceremonies
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/the
35 min - #E66 (embroidery to embryonic membrane)
I read from embroidery to embryonic membrane.
The word of the episode is "embryonated".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryonated
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
27 min - #E65 (emboss to embroider)
I read from emboss to embroider.
The word of the episode is "embrace".
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
33 min - #E64 (emblem to emboss)
I read from emblem to emboss.
If you want to prevent embolisms, the best things are to eat right, exercise regularly, don't sit too long, and don't smoke.
The word of the episode is "embonpoint".
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
29 min - #E63 (embayment to emblazonry)
I read from embayment to emblazonry.
The reason there's so many dates for Ember Days is because it's celebrated quarterly. It's from the Latin "quatuor tempora".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_days
The word of the episode is "emblazonry".
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
26 min - #E62 (embarrass to embay)
I read from embarrass to embay.
The word of the episode is "embarrass".
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
29 min - #E61 (emancipate to embark)
I read from emancipate to embark.
The word of the episode is "emancipate".
It took 2.5 years for all slaves in the US to be free after the Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect.
Too bad they didn't have TV, social media, etc to get the word spread faster.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
33 min - #E60 (elves to emanation)
I read from elves to emanation.
The word of the episode is "elytron".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elytron
Here's a lady bug opening it's elytron!
https://youtu.be/WyM-2BkQom8?si=MHymm73kDzTNkaZ5
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
31 min
About The Dictionary
From the publisher's feed
I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving…
project so the letter ”A” had lower quality, plus less commenting and jokes.