Category Archives: Language

What does ‘dinosaur’ literally mean? | DINOSAURS

Time to dig up some prehistoric word origins. In this episode, Jess and Rob unearth the literal meanings behind the names of the dinosaurs. 🦖 What does Tyrannosaurus rex really mean? 🦕 Why is Stegosaurus called the “roof lizard”? 🐦 … Continue reading

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The definition of the Japanese word “kuchisabishii”

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Why do news anchors all sound the same? | NEWS WORDS

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris Let’s explore journalese and newsy language. And go to https://ground.news/words for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage through our link. BREAKING: Rob and Jess … Continue reading

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Why French letters are only pronounced sometimes

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Briana Ní Loingsigh (@foghlaimeoir)

In the Irish language, we are not our emotions. We are not sad or anxious. We have sadness or anxiety on us. To say I am sad, we say tá brón orm – there is sadness on me. I am … Continue reading

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The best word only in one language #languages #languagelearning #linguistics #cultureshock #funny

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If English were spoken with Swedish syntax

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Why is there no B# or E# note on the piano?

Check out my video on why the white notes are C major and not A major: • Why are the white notes the C Major scale? Why is there no black note between B and C or between E and … Continue reading

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Japanese and Turkish related? #linguistics #history #language

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Parts of speech English doesn’t have, but these languages do!

Nouns, verbs, prepositions and… osphresaesthemes? Watch me get animated about the many parts of speech around the world. Support: please scroll down for links! Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… Tip me once: https://www.ko-fi.com/NativLang Patronize me per creation: / nativlang ~ Shortly … Continue reading

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