<description>&lt;p&gt;Video for this episode: &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/Mqf05kN-TaI"&gt;https://youtu.be/Mqf05kN-TaI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It's Word of the Year season, and we're counting down our Words of the Week of the Year! In the time-honoured tradition, we gathered them all up from our 2025 shows, and let everyone vote. And we're going to give a mention to everyone else's words as well. We're joined by our friends and patrons, so come see them in chat!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Start: 0:00&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Intros: 1:31&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Everyone else's words: 5:57&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Related or Not: 34:34&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Our Words of the Week of the Year: 51:35&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Comments: 1:22:04&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Reads: 1:26:36&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Outtakes: 1:30:50&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

131: Words of the Week of the Year 2025 (live with friends)

DEC 20, 202591 MIN
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

131: Words of the Week of the Year 2025 (live with friends)

DEC 20, 202591 MIN

Description

Video for this episode: https://youtu.be/Mqf05kN-TaI It's Word of the Year season, and we're counting down our Words of the Week of the Year! In the time-honoured tradition, we gathered them all up from our 2025 shows, and let everyone vote. And we're going to give a mention to everyone else's words as well. We're joined by our friends and patrons, so come see them in chat! Timestamps Start: 0:00 Intros: 1:31 Everyone else's words: 5:57 Related or Not: 34:34 Our Words of the Week of the Year: 51:35 Comments: 1:22:04 The Reads: 1:26:36 Outtakes: 1:30:50