Category Archives: English

Why is it a “murder” of crows?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by agogo22

From a ‘business (or ‘busyness’) of ferrets’ to a ‘drunkship of cobblers’: join Jess and Rob to collectively explore the weird world of collective nouns. Hear all about the bizarre book that coined scores of these terms, which are also … Continue reading →

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Are you getting these wrong too?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by agogo22

Join word nerds Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (aka RobWords) as they discuss amusing mis-heard phrases and vocabulary snafus known as “eggcorns,” “malapropisms,” and “mondegreens.” 👂LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle… or search for “Words Unravelled” wherever you get your podcasts. […]

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Why do we say “hello”?

Posted on April 24, 2024 by agogo22
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Mock My Words! It’s a Malapropism!

Posted on April 8, 2024 by agogo22
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British country names explained

Posted on March 31, 2024 by agogo22

[…] Why is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England named after the Angles and not the Saxons? Does 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿”Welsh” really mean slave? And where was the original 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland? These questions answered and many more on this etymological trip around the 🇬🇧UK. In this video, I … Continue reading →

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Why Do Americans Spell it ‘Tire’ Instead of ‘Tyre’? | #shorts

Posted on January 22, 2024 by agogo22
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Viking Words in English #nordic #vikings #language

Posted on January 20, 2024 by agogo22
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FARMER WILL👨🏼‍🌾 (@farmer_will_) | Comparing UK vs Australian slang

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22
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There’s a better English alphabet.

Posted on December 23, 2023 by agogo22

Enjoy this exploration of the Shavian (𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯) alphabet! And play War Thunder for FREE on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Use my link https://playwt.link/robwords to download the game and get your exclusive bonus: multiple Premium Vehicles, Premium Account, an exclusive 3D … Continue reading →

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Out of date dictionaries–with native speakers from UK/USA/Australia!

Posted on December 13, 2023 by agogo22

[…] Adrian https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/422… / @uc6tppy8kdhesxh0jvep0hia Alex https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/555… / speech.improvement.with.alex Nicky https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/548… Tom https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/509… / @uctsuktm72_9wllzzl_le7-w 0:00 Introduction 3:07 italki 6:25 ‘ate’ 6:52 ‘interest’ 7:22 ‘homage’ 7:48 ‘garage’ 8:40 ‘koala’ 9:59 ‘harass’ 10:43 ‘processes’ 11:46 ‘aeon’ 12:33 ‘cure’ 13:11 ‘mature’ 14:03 … Continue reading →

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