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Saponification Club
Manage episode 273000078 series 2795513
What do sesquipedalian, uxorious, moot, and saponification have in common? Nothing, except for us talking about them while sipping on stuff. We ponder these words' origins before being completely derailed by America's positive etymological reaction to moral decay.
Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty
Music and sound editing by Wes Price
Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)
Words
Sesquipedalian /ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
Uxorious /əkˈsôrēəs,ˌəɡˈzôrēəs/
Moot /mo͞ot/
Tween /twēn/
Saponification /sə-ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən/
Decadent /ˈdekəd(ə)nt/
11 episodes
Manage episode 273000078 series 2795513
What do sesquipedalian, uxorious, moot, and saponification have in common? Nothing, except for us talking about them while sipping on stuff. We ponder these words' origins before being completely derailed by America's positive etymological reaction to moral decay.
Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty
Music and sound editing by Wes Price
Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)
Words
Sesquipedalian /ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
Uxorious /əkˈsôrēəs,ˌəɡˈzôrēəs/
Moot /mo͞ot/
Tween /twēn/
Saponification /sə-ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən/
Decadent /ˈdekəd(ə)nt/
11 episodes
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