Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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BREAKING: Rob and Jess uncover news clichés and weird journalistic words. In this episode our word nerds discuss:

📺 Why do TV news anchors talk in that strange way?
🗞️ Why do newspaper journalists spell lead as “lede”?
🎤 Why do journalists use clichés like “on the rise”?
🐊 What is a “knobbly monster”?

These questions answered – and many more – in another hot-off-the-press episode of Words Unravelled.

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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

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