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How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
This episode of Words Unravelled is out of this world! Blast off with Rob and Jess as they explore the cosmic origins of space terms. 🌌 Where did the planets get their names? And how do you actually pronounce Uranus? … Continue reading
Did the Greeks have no word for blue? COLOR WORDS
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
The battle between British and American English
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
The weirdest things about English
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
Was an orange ever a “norange”? | PORTMANTEAUS & WORD MASHUPS
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
What’s poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY
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
This ruined English spelling
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
The Year That Killed Received Pronunciation (RP)
[…] 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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