Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS
In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess resurrect some long lost words. We promise not to leave you gremed, overmirthed, nor cursed with the mulligrubs as we explore a hubble-shubble of arch...
17 Heinä 202438min
How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
This episode of Words Unravelled is out of this world! Blast off with Rob and Jess as they explore the cosmic origins of space terms. 🌌 Where did the planets get their names? And how do you actually ...
12 Kesä 202436min
Did the Greeks have a word for blue? COLOR WORDS
Chase the blues away and be tickled pink by another episode of Words Unravelled. In this edition Rob and Jess explore the origins of a whole spectrum of color words (or as Rob calls them, "colour word...
5 Kesä 202433min
American vs. British English: A transatlantic war of words
For centuries, British English and American English have been locked in a battle for supremacy. In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess expose the linguistic differences either side of 'the ...
29 Touko 202436min
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 se...
22 Touko 202436min
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 "...
15 Touko 202433min
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 ...
8 Touko 202426min
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/ed...
1 Touko 202429min
