The ancient origins of Sci-fi and tech words


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Rob and Jess are talking tech! In this episode, they explore the linguistic origins of terms from technology, Sci-fi and the internet.
🧌 Who was the first internet troll?
🤖 What does ‘robot’ literally mean?
🔫 Does Jedi actually mean something?
⌨️ Are we pronouncing ‘meme’ correctly?
These questions answered, and a whole lot more, in an extra nerdy 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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