The Dictionary

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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.

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Friday Mar 08, 2024

#E135 (ergonovine to ERISA)

Friday Mar 08, 2024

I read from ergonovine to ERISA.

In the mid-100s, the Erie people were almost completely exterminated because of 5 years of fighting with the Iroquois.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_people

Eris, the Dwarf Planet, is named after Eris, the Greek Goddess, because "'Eris caused strife and discord by causing quarrels among people,' said Brown in 2006, 'and that's what this one has done too.'"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology)

The word of the episode is "ergot".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot

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