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Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words.
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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/edition/The_Boke_of_Saint_Albans/855KAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP130&printsec=frontcover&dq=sleuth -
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 Unravelled.
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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
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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 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.
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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.