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    • Maatschappij en cultuur

Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words.

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    Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS

    Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS

    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 ever a norange?
    - 🍔 Why do cheeseburgers make no sense?
    - ❓Is it okay to "aks" instead of "ask"?
    These questions answered and many more as we explore portmanteaus, rebracketing and metathesis.

    WATCH this episode here: https://youtu.be/L3Qepv4F5Yc

    • 36 min.
    What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY

    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!

    Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/QPcOx29fVPA

    • 33 min.
    Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS

    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.

    Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/6EnIqXnW5Kw

    • 26 min.
    Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS

    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

    • 29 min.
    Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS

    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.

    WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/FcP3Orn_rjs

    • 36 min.
    Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS

    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 on X: Jess Rob

    • 30 min.

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