In the latest episode of our disruptive podcast, Jess Zafarris 📚 and I leverage our synergy to open the kimono on corporate jargon. Please watch and empower us to become the 800-pound gorillas of the podding world. youtu.be/ZqBYXlunxds?si…

The latest episode of Words Unravelled couldn’t be more punctual! Watch as RobWords and I get to the point of dashes, sarcastic punctuation, grawlixes (grawlices?) and more on our podcast: m.youtube.com/watch?v=DLBBiY…

"These peaches make me and to come water in mouth 🍑" Pedro Carolino couldn't speak English. But that didn't stop him writing a guide to the language for Portuguese learners. The resulting phrasebook is hilarious, and the focus of my 🎥NEW VIDEO🎥 youtu.be/hXfeh0Rf5gI

This is one of my favourite episodes. All Smiths, Wrights, Tailors, Carpenters and Butchers take note. And everyone else, just enjoy the onslaught of nerdy facts about the names for jobs and trades. youtu.be/L8QXVs2DNFk?si… Jess Zafarris 📚

Cann yu red thiss? 👆This is what English would look like now, had a medieval monk called Orrmin got his way. In my latest video, I explore the best and worst attempts to reform English spelling, feat. Gabe Henry PL6Z W5TCH: youtu.be/Orz_TEK7O7k?si…

MOIST! youtu.be/hh5yEKPNEtM

DID YOU KNOW: Before we settled on minutes and seconds, an hour was broken up into points, moments, ounces and atoms. One of many timely facts in the latest Words Unravelled: youtu.be/-nhPlHrJDsQ

👩‍🍼Why do so many words for mother begin with M? 🍌Why do kids call bananas "nanas" and computers "puters?" The fascinating answers to both these questions are in my NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/Frosv3oBa6Y?si… Please share with anyone you know who has/was a baby.

Very cool to get a mention in today's 1440 newsletter. If you haven't seen my video about the pseudo-magical way 👶babies learn language, it's here: youtu.be/Frosv3oBa6Y?si…

Want to know the ENTIRE history of the English language but have only 22 minutes (and 21 seconds) to spare? My NEW VIDEO has you covered. It's all there: 🥧 P-I-E 🗡 Old English 👅 Great Vowel Shift 🎭 Shakespeare and loads besides. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/0gHE9blt0mQ

Is it "on accident" or "by accident"? Is "10 items or less" okay? Are road signs wrong to tell us to "drive slow"? 'Grammar Girl' Mignon Fogarty joined us to expose some grammar myths and mistakes on Words Unravelled. Thanks, Grammar Girl! WATCH: youtu.be/9C9nvVUEuOI

FLIPPIN' HECK!! Words Unravelled has been nominated for a BRITISH PODCAST AWARD! Working with Jess Zafarris 📚 on this has been such spectacular wordy nerdy fun. Thank you so much if you have listened or watched. #britishpodcastawards

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🏋🏻‍♀️ OUNCE and 📏 INCH both trace back to the exact same Latin word: UNCIA meaning "twelfth". That's why there are 12 inches to the foot and... 16 ounces to the pound (blame the French). For all manner of measurement etymology, give my NEW VIDEO a watch: youtu.be/pM3c328VifA

BEHOLD my latest video, in which a sweaty man tries to teach you hieroglyphs. youtu.be/90An1dnvwyc Please watch. Cheers, 𓂋𓃀𓏏 Rebet