RobWords
Word facts and language fun. This is a channel for lovers and learners of English. It'll tell you where the words we use come from and why we say the things we say.
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Time words don't mean what you think
The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet
Why English is full of silent letters
Hieroglyphs are easier than they look
The curious origins of imperial and metric units
The entire history of English in 22 minutes
The incredible way babies learn to talk
A history of mad attempts to fix English spelling
Why do some words just feel gross?
Where did our numbers come from?
SPECIAL: Let's just do a nice crossword together.
Is German as bad as people say?
Is English really a Germanic language?
Is there a better alphabet for English?
Grammar rules you can stop sticking to
The worst English phrasebook ever written
Did Shakespeare invent as many words as people claim?
A guide to the alphabet
Are these words "untranslatable" into English?
The invention that broke English spelling
Почему нам следует вернуться к письму рунами
Where does punctuation come from?!
The origin of every English city's name
Tracing English as far back as possible
The unique Spanish of Gibraltar
The origin of every European country's name
The weirdest things about English
This ruined English spelling
Britain's Celtic languages explained
Old English words we should bring back