Something Rhymes with Purple

Surnames: where do they come from and what do they mean?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don't pass on, this week we’re facing up to the grim vocabulary of death.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mouse and Muscle. Négligé and Negligent. Rectum and Rectitude. This week we’re talking about words of a feather: unlikely linguistic double acts or siblings. A Somethin’ Else Production.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re nodding off talking about the language of sleep.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

All the world’s a stage but how much of our language originates from the theatre?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s breakfast time! The linguistic adventures of some of our favourite foods.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Catty. Batty. Dog tired. Sick as a pig. Why are the animals we use in our language often negative? Should we be reporting the English language to the RSPCA  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The language of Love Island. We’re talking about interjections and filler words. Do they get on your nerves? Or do they serve a purpose?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re off to the pub with an episode all about the language of drinking.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don’t turn off: it’s a political language special.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A parliament of owls, a pride of lions, an odium of politicians. This week we’re talking about our favourite collective nouns.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re quids in. This week: the language of money.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re talking local dialect this week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do nicotine, the hoover and the silhouette have in common? They’re all eponyms. These are words named after a person.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re giving up the goat with slip ups. What happens when they eventually enter the language? A Somethin’ Else production.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.