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



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Rob and Jess are celebrating 100 episodes of Words Unravelled by sharing their top 100 wordy nerdy facts.๐ŸŽฅ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/1PM_iwxAyb8๐Ÿ‘• OUR MERCH ๐Ÿ‘šUS SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/
Willkommen! Jess and Rob are exploring the German words in English. In this Zeitgeisty episode, discover:๐Ÿ‘ป What doppelgรคnger literally means,๐Ÿ“ The longest German word,๐Ÿคง And why Americans say "Gesundheit!" when they sneeze.ย Satisfy your linguistic wanderlust in another wunderbar edition of Words Unravelled.๐Ÿ‘• OUR MERCH ๐Ÿ‘šUS SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/๐ŸŽฅ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Lad89Mtao0U
You speak more Latin than you think. Not only are the many French words in English derived from Latin, but almost 30% of our vocabulary comes directly from the language of the Romans. In this episode, Rob and Jess explore how those words got there, what they literally mean, and whether we are using them correctly.๐Ÿ‘• OUR MERCH ๐Ÿ‘šUS SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/๐ŸŽฅ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/52GtCvS7HCU==LINKS==Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwordsJess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/Rob on X: x.com/robwordsytJess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris
Rob and Jess are taking the deepest of dives into the origins of words from the ocean.๐ŸŸ Are many fish 'fish' or 'fishes'?๐Ÿฆˆ Why is there a mystery around sharks?๐Ÿ  What is a sarcastic fringehead?These questions answered, and many more, in this subaquatic special of Words Unravelled.๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ROB EDINBURGH TICKETS: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live๐Ÿ‘• OUR MERCH ๐Ÿ‘šUS SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/๐Ÿ‘€ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/-54FiJ0PsXo
Take a pinch of witchcraft, add a touch of sorcery, and "Hey presto!" you have a wordy nerdy episode about magical terms.๐Ÿง™ Can only women be witches?๐Ÿ”’ What did a warlock originally do?๐Ÿช„ What is the literal meaning of 'Alakazam'?These questions answered โ€“ and many more โ€“ in another enchanting episode of Words Unravelled.ย ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ROB'S EDINBURGH SHOW: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live๐Ÿ‘• OUR MERCH ๐Ÿ‘šUS SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/O5DTL8Ogoo4
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