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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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What'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!
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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 be "maculate"? And if you're no longer "exasperated" are you therefore "asperated"? Find out in this edition of Words Unravelled.
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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
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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".
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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.
Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/ThxUBOUnRLM