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Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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Ep 6What'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 English idioms come from the high seas?Find out in Words Unravelled!Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/QPcOx29fVPA

May 15, 202433 min

Ep 5Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS

Join word nerds Jess and Rob as they uncover English's 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 no longer "exasperated" are you therefore "asperated"? Find out in this edition of Words Unravelled. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/6EnIqXnW5Kw

May 8, 202426 min

Ep 4Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Join Jess and Rob to collectively explore the weird world of collective nouns.Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/K2MaE9tn1rkRead the Book of St Albans here: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Boke_of_Saint_Albans/855KAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP130&printsec=frontcover&dq=sleuth

May 1, 202429 min

Ep 3Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS

Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (aka RobWords) bust some etymology myths:💰 Does "tip" mean To Insure Promptness?🤬 Is the F word an acronym?🦋 Was a butterfly ever a "flutterby"?Find out in Words Unravelled.WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/FcP3Orn_rjs

Apr 24, 202436 min

Ep 2Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS

Join word nerds Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (aka RobWords) as they discuss the amusing mis-heard phrases known as "eggcorns".Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Sucad437VDAFind us on X: Jess Rob

Apr 17, 202430 min

Ep 1Why do we say "hello"? | GREETINGS

Word nerds RobWords and Jess Zafarris welcome you to the first ever edition of Words Unravelled with an episode all about greetings: 👋Where does the word "hello" come from? 🇮🇹What's the surprising original meaning of "Ciao!"? 🇹🇭Why did Thailand officially change its national greeting? 🇫🇷What are the yucky origins of Ça va in French? These questions answered, and many more, in the first episode of Words Unravelled. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/ThxUBOUnRLM

Apr 10, 202429 min

Introducing Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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Introducing Words Unravelled: a podcast by two of the internet's biggest word nerds. In each episode Rob Watts (aka RobWords) and Jess Zafarris unravel the stories behind everyday terms.

Mar 25, 20241 min