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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 37 MIN

5: Cedilla

from Big Words for Smart People · host Eric and Frankie Sorenson

Eric's word for the week is that saucy little tail on the bottom of a 'c,' that's more fun to say than it is to type, it's 'cedilla.'   Cedilla - noun : the diacritical mark ¸ placed under a letter (such as ç in French) to indicate an alteration or modification of its usual phonetic value (as in the French word façade)   In this episode: C is a stupid letter Ambush haircuts We formally acknowledge this is a deeply American problem “Optional” grammatical markings What’s the ____ diacritical mark? Don't be supercilious, sex is super silly...ous This quickie could have been an email   Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm  Drop us a Line! [email protected] Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp   Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

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