Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Rob and Jess are taking the deepest of dives into the origins of words from the ocean.
🐟 Are many fish 'fish' or 'fishes'?
🦈 Why is there a mystery around sharks?
🐠 What is a sarcastic fringehead?
These questions answered, and many more, in this subaquatic special of Words Unravelled.

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Take a pinch of witchcraft, add a touch of sorcery, and "Hey presto!" you have a wordy nerdy episode about magical terms.

🧙 Can only women be witches?
🔒 What did a warlock originally do?
🪄 What is the literal meaning of 'Alakazam'?

These questions answered – and many more – in another enchanting episode of Words Unravelled. 

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We're exploring the origins of common sayings relating to numbers in this episode.

🥉 Why is the third time a charm?
⛅️ What's so great about "seventh heaven"?
🙃 Why do we say "at sixes and sevens"?

Rob and Jess explore these numerical idioms – and many more – in this magnificently mathematical edition of Words Unravelled.

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What did the Vikings do for us? Rob and Jess are exploring the words left behind by the Scandinavian invaders.

🪓 How much of English is Old Norse?
🗺️ Which place names are inherited from "the Danes"?
📝 How did the Norsemen change English grammar?

These questions answered, and many more, in another Words Unravelled.

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Why do Americans and Brits have the accents they have? Sociolinguist, professor and author Valerie Fridland joins Rob and Jess this week to discuss why we talk funny.

🍮 Does 'caramel' have one or two syllables?
🪶 Do Americans sound more like Shakespeare than Brits?
🎩 Why do some accents sound 'posher' than others?

These questions answered, an many mo...