Category Archives: English

Why do Aisle, Isle, and Island all have Silent S?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by agogo22
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Did the Greeks have no word for blue? COLOR WORDS

Posted on June 5, 2024 by agogo22

Chase the blues away and be tickled pick in another episode of Words Unravelled. In this edition Rob and Jess explore the origins of a whole spectrum of color words (or as Rob calls them, “colour words”). 🌸Does pink really … Continue reading →

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The battle between British and American English

Posted on May 29, 2024 by agogo22

ime for a transatlantic war of words! In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess expose the differences between British English and American English and try to understand why they exist. 👂LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle… or search for “Words Unravelled” wherever … Continue reading →

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The weirdest things about English

Posted on May 26, 2024 by agogo22

njoy this whistlestop tour of the weirdness of English. And start speaking a new languages in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️ Here: https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=usa-influ… English is special. It’s unique. It’s weird. In this … Continue reading →

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Was an orange ever a “norange”? | PORTMANTEAUS & WORD MASHUPS

Posted on May 22, 2024 by agogo22

Hello and welcome (or should that be hellcome?) to another Words Unravelled. In this episode, Rob and Jess discuss word mash-ups. – 🍊Was an orange ever a norange? – 🍔 Why do cheeseburgers make no sense? – ❓Is it okay … Continue reading →

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What’s poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY

Posted on May 16, 2024 by agogo22

Welcome, me hearties, to another episode of Words Unravelled. In this edition, Rob and Jess discuss nautical terms and pirate slang. 💩 What’s so poopy about a poop deck? 🏴‍☠️ What does it mean to “shiver” someone’s timbers? ⚓️ Which … Continue reading →

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This ruined English spelling

Posted on May 13, 2024 by agogo22

Oh the Great Vowel Shift. What a mess you made. In this video, let’s explore what the GVS was and why it screwed up English spelling forever. ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter More excellent GVS videos: • What Was … Continue reading →

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…here are the strange stories behind 12 incredibly normal words…

Posted on May 13, 2024 by agogo22
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The Year That Killed Received Pronunciation (RP)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by agogo22

[…] Practically the moment the familiar vowel symbols for British English were published, they plummeted drastically out of fashion. This video explains how and why. 0:00 Introduction 1:04 MyHeritage 2:45 A. C. Gimson’s book 5:33 The 1960’s 10:30 Advanced RP … Continue reading →

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Can you be gormful, wistless or ert?

Posted on May 8, 2024 by agogo22

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 … Continue reading →

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