Spencer Parks

The Dictionary

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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Spencer Parks

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#A97 (agitative to agnostic) 16.05.2019

I read from agitative to agnostic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaea The opposite of "agnate" https://www.dictionary.com/browse/enate dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A96 (aggressor to agitate) 15.05.2019

I read from aggressor to agitate. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A95 (aggravated assault to aggressive) 14.05.2019

I read from aggravated assault to aggressive. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A94 (aglutinate to aggravate) 13.05.2019

I read from aglutinate to aggravate. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A93 (agent-general to agglutinability) 12.05.2019

I read from agent-general to agglutinability. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A92 (aged to agent) 11.05.2019

I read from aged to agent. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A91 (agaric to -age) 10.05.2019

I read from agaric to -age. Again, "agar" might have been mispronounced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_(Theban_princess) dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A90 (against to agar-agar) 09.05.2019

I read from against to agar-agar. OK, love feast isn't as interesting as I thought it might be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape_feast I think I mispronounced "agar" a little bit.  Apologies.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A89 (afterimage to again and again) 08.05.2019

I read from afterimage to again and again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterpiece dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A88 (AFT to after-hours) 07.05.2019

I read from AFT to after-hours. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A87 (Africanise to aft) 06.05.2019

I read from Africanise to aft. I talk a bit about the word "afro" and being heartened by seeing more african-american/black people wear their hear more naturally in recent years.  And embarrassingly, it took me at least 5 takes to get it out and not sound like an idiot, although I think I still do.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypo...

#A86 (afore to African gray) 05.05.2019

I read from afore to African gray. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_a_fortiori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrit dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A85 (affront to afoot) 04.05.2019

I read from affront to afoot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscopy dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A84 (affliction to affright) 03.05.2019

I read from affliction to affright. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A83 (affirm to afflict) 02.05.2019

I read from affirm to afflict. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A82 (affiliate to affinity group) 01.05.2019

I read from affiliate to affinity group. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A81 (affectation to affidavit) 30.04.2019

I read from affectation to affidavit. For some reason I said affidavit was spelled "affidafit".  Maybe it was the "f's" earlier in the word that through me off.  Or maybe I'm Mr. Brain Fart. I did just recently make croissants and for some reason I left them as triangles, so there you go.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affenpinscher dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod...

#A80 (afebrile to affect) 29.04.2019

I read from afebrile to affect. One of my favorite bands playing one of their classics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpe1R6veuBw dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A79 (aesculapian to afeard) 28.04.2019

I read from aesculapian to afeard. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Asclepius dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A78 (aeronaut to aery) 27.04.2019

I read from aeronaut to aery. In case you also don't know what statics are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statics dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A77 (aerobe to aerometer) 26.04.2019

I read from aerobe to aerometer. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A76 (aeonian to aerobatics) 25.04.2019

I read from aeonian to aerobatics.   The Elephant Bird! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aepyornis My silk dancing animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJmQLs2JERg   dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A75 (AED to aeon) 24.04.2019

I read from AED to aeon. Pronouncing words that start with "ae" can be very confusing.  Here are a couple links on the Aeolian mode (scales). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_mode https://www.pianoscales.org/aeolian.html   dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A74 (advocacy to aecium) 23.04.2019

I read from advocacy to aecium. Ee-dwah! (this will make sense once you listen to this episode) dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A73 (adversity to advisory) 22.04.2019

I read from adversity to advisory. If you would also like to learn more about advertorials, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertorial   dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

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