Can 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 ...
8 Mai 202426min
Why 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/K2MaE9tn1rk Read the Book of St Albans here: https://www.google.co.uk/books/ed...
1 Mai 202429min
Is "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 Un...
24 Apr 202436min
Are 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/Sucad437VDA Find us...
17 Apr 202430min
Why 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...
10 Apr 202429min
Introducing Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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.
25 Mar 20241min
