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Back to SearchHow did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
Episode 10
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…
1Â year, 9Â months ago
Did the Greeks have a word for blue? COLOR WORDS
Episode 9
Chase the blues away and be tickled pink by another episode of Words Unravelled. In this edition Rob and Jess explore the origins of a whole spectrum…
1Â year, 9Â months ago
American vs. British English: A transatlantic war of words
Episode 8
For centuries, British English and American English have been locked in a battle for supremacy. In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess exp…
1Â year, 10Â months ago
Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS
Episode 7
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 eve…
1Â year, 10Â months ago
What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY
Episode 6
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…
1Â year, 10Â months ago
Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS
Episode 5
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 somet…
1Â year, 10Â months ago
Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Episode 4
Join Jess and Rob to collectively explore the weird world of collective nouns.
Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/K2MaE9tn1rk
Read the Book of S…
1Â year, 11Â months ago
Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS
Episode 3
Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (aka RobWords) bust some etymology myths:
đź’° Does "tip" mean To Insure Promptness?
🤬 Is the F word an acronym?
🦋 Was a butter…
1Â year, 11Â months ago
Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS
Episode 2
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 Yo…
1Â year, 11Â months ago
Why do we say "hello"? | GREETINGS
Episode 1
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…
1Â year, 11Â months ago