Category Archives: English

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Out of date dictionaries–with native speakers from UK/USA/Australia!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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Do you know these unusual words? (with SUSIE DENT!)

Posted on December 9, 2023 by agogo22

Enjoy these weird and wonderful words from me and Susie Dent! And remember that the first 500 people to use my link will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/robwords12231 For this video exploring the most wonderful rare … Continue reading →

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The mysterious case of the “lost positive”

Posted on November 25, 2023 by agogo22

Welcome to the world of the LOST POSITIVE. Lost positives are the extinct words that only remain in our language in their negative form. Could you ever be ruthful, feckful or gormful, just as you can be ruthless, feckless and … Continue reading →

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How English Took Over the World | Otherwords

Posted on October 28, 2023 by agogo22

How did English become the most spoken language on the planet, and why are there so many varieties of English? Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds … Continue reading →

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