False friends? Not us! We talk about etymological concepts such as false friends, faulty separation, and evolved usage. Will talks about a bunch of words based purely on mouth feel, like a sesquipedalian Charles Boyle. We also do a LOT of off-the-cuff research in the middle of the episode and discover some exciting things about the word "genial."
Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty
Music and sound editing by Wes Price
Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)
Words
Indubitable \(ˌ)in-ˈdü-bə-tə-bəl\
Nickname \'nik-ˌnām\
Compendious \ kəm-ˈpen-dē-əs\
Daunting \ˈdȯn-tiŋ\
Abysmal \ ə-ˈbiz-məl\
Chauvinist \ˈshō-və-ˌnist\
Ace \ ˈās\
Genial \ ˈjēn-yəl\
Embarrass \im-ˈber-əs\
Raconteur \ˌra-ˌkän-ˈtər\
Apocryphal \ ə-ˈpä-krə-fəl\
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