oin word nerds Jess and Rob as they uncover English’s unpaired words, lost positives and orphaned negatives. Why can you be “nonchalant” but not “chalant”? If something perfect is “immaculate”, what does it mean to be “maculate”? And if you’re no longer “exasperated” are you therefore “asperated”? Find out in this edition of Words Unravelled.

👂LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle…
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==LINKS==
Rob’s YouTube channel:

/ robwords
Jess’ Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

Thanks to Martyn Williams for the music and continued support.

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