RobWordsIn the "doggy dog world" of the web, it's important to protect yourself. Go to nordvpn.com/robwords to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal, PLUS 1 bonus month on top! It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee.
Eggcorns are no "old wise tale". These misheard phrases are everywhere. In this video we look at lots of examples of these amusing mishaps and try to understand why they happen, with the help of Professor Mark Liberman who helped coin the term "eggcorn". We also discuss other linguistic calamities, including malapropisms, folk etymologies and mondegreens.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:45 What is an "eggcorn"? 1:45 Mark Liberman explains the name 3:57 Malapropisms 5:20 Rob's confession 5:56 Mondegreens - origin & Hendrix 7:27 Spot the eggcorns with NordVPN 9:00 Eggcorns aren't stupid 10:20 Butt naked or buck naked? 11:50 Old Timer's Disease, wet your appetite, just desserts 13:25 Damp squid or damp squib 14:08 Historic eggcorns 14:53 Folk etymologies: Jerusalem artichoke 17:31 Call for foreign eggcorns
Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNSRobWords2023-06-24 | In the "doggy dog world" of the web, it's important to protect yourself. Go to nordvpn.com/robwords to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal, PLUS 1 bonus month on top! It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee.
Eggcorns are no "old wise tale". These misheard phrases are everywhere. In this video we look at lots of examples of these amusing mishaps and try to understand why they happen, with the help of Professor Mark Liberman who helped coin the term "eggcorn". We also discuss other linguistic calamities, including malapropisms, folk etymologies and mondegreens.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:45 What is an "eggcorn"? 1:45 Mark Liberman explains the name 3:57 Malapropisms 5:20 Rob's confession 5:56 Mondegreens - origin & Hendrix 7:27 Spot the eggcorns with NordVPN 9:00 Eggcorns aren't stupid 10:20 Butt naked or buck naked? 11:50 Old Timer's Disease, wet your appetite, just desserts 13:25 Damp squid or damp squib 14:08 Historic eggcorns 14:53 Folk etymologies: Jerusalem artichoke 17:31 Call for foreign eggcorns
Edited with Gling AI: bit.ly/46bGeYvAre these words untranslatable into English?RobWords2024-10-12 | Enjoy these untranslatable French words! And grab your 🥳discounted language lessons with Lingoda using my link ➡️ try.lingoda.com/RobWords25 or code ROBWORDS25 for $25, €20 or £15 off Flex, Sprint and Teams courses.
English has already borrowed thousands of words from French. However, there are still many beautiful and useful French words for which English has no equivalent. In this video, I introduce you to 10 of them (and propose we steal them for ourselves".
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:55 10 Rebonjour 2:16 9 Gourmandise 4:09 8 Goûter 5:22 7 Chez 7:21 Lingoda 8:43 6 Si 11:43 5 Tutoyer 14:26 4 Connaître 17:58 3 Flâner 19:18 2 Dépaysement 20:46 1 BouquinerThe invention that broke English spellingRobWords2024-09-28 | You should be angry with the printing press. Here's why. And 🌏 Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ nordvpn.com/robwordsvpn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌
The invention of the printing press ushered in a literary revolution, helping to create the world as we know it. However... it also made a terrible mess of English.
In my latest YouTube video I explore the impact of Johannes Gutenberg's contraption on the world and on our language. Plus, with the help of design master and font fanatic @LinusBoman, I delve into the everyday terms we get from the world of printing.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:28 Invention of the printing press 2:50 William Caxton 4:25 Chancery English 4:48 NordVPN 7:17 The H in ghost 8:58 HW words become WH 10:03 Silent letters 11:04 Great Vowel Shift 12:45 Terms from printing 13:13 Linus Boman 13:52 Font or typeface? 16:00 "Out of sorts" 16:32 "Mind your Ps and Qs" 17:10 "Uppercase" and "lowercase" 18:18 "Cliché" and "stereotype" 20:00 "Logo" 21:29 Dodgy printing vocabularyWhy we should go back to writing in runesRobWords2024-09-14 | ᚻᛖᛚᛚᚩ! Let me explain why runes are better than our alphabet. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to stay fully informed and see through the headlines with Ground News. Save 40% on unlimited access to the Vantage Plan through my link for one month only.
Before the Roman alphabet, #English was written out using runes ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ. And I think... they were better.
Allow me to explain why as we explore how #runes were used in the distant past, how they've been abused by groups like the Nazis, and how they could be used in the future.
If it's good enough for #Tolkein and his dwarves, it's good enough for us!
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:15 What are runes? 0:56 Runes in 'The Hobbit' 2:08 The origin of runes 3:01 The Elder Futhark 4:30 How they were used 5:58 Rune magic? 6:52 Ground News 8:34 Anglo-Saxon Futhorc 9:45 Why are runes better? 11:40 Rune names 12:55 Viking use of runes 15:45 Nazi abuse of runes 19:04 Modern rune usage 20:05 ResourcesWhere does punctuation come from?!RobWords2024-08-17 | Let's explore this lot: ?!-".',(); and... 🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here → nordvpn.com/robwordsVPN It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌️
In this episode I trace the punctuation we use every day as far back as I can. ❓Is the question mark actually a word? ❗️Where did the exclamation mark come from? 🔴 Is the full stop the oldest punctuation? 🏛️ What punctuation did the Romans use? These questions answered and more as we explore the origins of punctuation.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:10 The space between words 1:34 What is punctuation? 2:04 The first punctuation 2:54 Period/full (.) stop & comma (,) 5:11 Colon (:) & semicolon (;) 6:57 NordVPN 7:55 Question mark (?) 10:12 Exclamation mark/point (!) 11:47 Quotation marks (") 13:50 Brackets (()) 14:57 Dash (–) & hyphen (-) 16:00 Apostrophe (') 17:28 Ellipsis (...) 18:40 MERCH!The origin of every English citys nameRobWords2024-07-27 | Join me for an etymological tour of England. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to stay fully informed and see through the headlines. Save 40% on unlimited access to the Ground News Vantage Plan for one month only.
In this video, I delve into the origins of the names of every city in England: from the mysterious story of London to the terrific tale of York. ❓What's so new about Newcastle? ❓What was Nottingham's disgusting former name? ❓Which is the only city named after a woman? Join me as we travel through time to answer these questions and more.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:01 London 1:53 Lincoln 2:24 Colchester 3:23 Chichester 3:28 Winchester 3:36 Manchester 3:50 Chester 4:07 Lancaster 4:17 Doncaster 4:29 Exeter 4:51 Leicester 5:25 Worcester 5:29 Gloucester 5:44 Norwich 6:16 Southampton 6:46 Wakefield 7:05 Stoke-on-Trent 7:20 Ground News 8:58 Cambridge 9:32 Oxford 9:50 Hereford 9:57 Chelmsford 10:14 Bradford 10:18 Salford 10:35 Coventry 10:50 Lichfield 11:04 Sheffield 11:21 Leeds 11:44 Kingtson-upon-Hull 12:22 Ripon 12:45 Ely 12:58 Portsmouth 13:14 Plymouth 13:26 Bath 13:48 Wells 13:58 Bristol 14:47 Liverpool 15:12 Canterbury 16:05 Salisbury 16:29 Peterborough 16:49 St Albans 17:22 Westminster 17:34 Preston 17:53 Birmingham 18:25 Wolverhampton 19:00 Brighton & Hove 19:34 Nottingham 20:14 Derby 21:10 York 21:57 Durham 22:27 Sunderland 22:57 Newcastle 23:34 Milton Keynes 24:28 Southend-on-Sea 24:45 Carlisle 25:09 TruroTracing English as far back as possibleRobWords2024-07-13 | Enjoy this exploration to Proto-Indo-European! And start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️ Here: go.babbel.com/t?bsc=usa-influ-eg-dt-1m&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=robwords&utm_content=Influencer..Jul-2024..USA-TATAM..1200m60-yt-robwords-jul-2024
In this episode, we'll trace English back to its oldest known ancestor: an ancestor it shares with almost all of Europe's languages, as well as some Asian languages. That ancestor is called Proto-Indo-European.
I also talk about the controversial Nostratic language family and ask whether there could really be a "Proto-Earth" language.
#English #etymology #linguistics ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:17 English language family tree 0:57 What is Proto-Indo-European? 1:43 How P-I-E was discovered 5:00 Comparing Indo-European languages 7:20 Babbel 8:47 Tracing words to P-I-E 12:30 Surprisingly related words 15:45 What did P-I-E sound like? 16:55 Nostratic language 19:42 Proto-WorldThe unique Spanish of GibraltarRobWords2024-06-29 | Allow me to introduce you to Llanito! And go to https://ground.news/robwords to stay fully informed and see all sides of every story. Save 40% off through my link to get unlimited access on the Vantage plan for one month only.
The British Overseas Territory of 🇬🇮Gibraltar has a language like no other. Llanito (or Yanito) tells the story of this unique territory's history at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea. It melds Andalusian Spanish with the many languages that have been historically present on 'The Rock'. Most recently it has absorbed hundreds of words from English.
However, Gibraltar is in danger of becoming a monolingual society, with Llanito fast losing ground to English. In this video I explore how it can be saved.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Gibraltar 1:06 What is Llanito? 4:20 Ground News 5:55 Spanish words: English grammar 6:30 Is it Spanglish? 7:30 Spanish words in English 9:18 Miami English 9:55 The threat to Llanito 12:07 How to save LlanitoThe origin of every European countrys nameRobWords2024-06-08 | Enjoy this etymological tour of Europe 🌍 And remember you can improve your career with TripleTen using my code "RobWords" for 30% off on all their programs! Sign up for a FREE TripleTen career consultation with my link: get.tripleten.com/RobWords
🐇 Which country is the "land of the rabbits"? 🇩🇪 Why does Germany have so many different names? 🇳🇱 Where do the Dutch actually live? 🇭🇷 What links Croatians and neckties?
These curious questions answered and many more as I attempt to explain the origin of every European country's name in English!
UPDATE: I have removed the section of this video covering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The subject was proving too controversial in light of Russia's unjustified invasion of Ukraine and drawing the wrong attention to my channel.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Germany 1:44 The Netherlands 2:38 Belgium 3:23 Spain 4:28 Iceland 5:20 TripleTen 6:28 Norway 6:51 Denmark 7:32 Austria 8:03 Poland 8:37 Czechia/Czech Republic 9:03 Slovakia & Slovenia 9:47 Serbia 10:28 Croatia 11:40 France 12:33 Sweden 13:22 Switzerland 13:56 Romania 14:38 Turkey 15:15 Latvia 15:21 Hungary 15:30 Greece 15:40 Finland 15:58 Estonia 16:05 Bulgaria 16:11 Azerbaijan 16:25 Armenia 16:35Albania 17:02 North Macedonia 17:35 Montenegro 17:48 Bosnia & Herzegovina 18:07 Moldova 18:45 Portugal 19:15 Malta 19:35 Vatican, Luxembourg & Liechtenstein 20:00 San Marino 20:15 Monaco 20:28 Andorra 20:42 Cyprus 21:13 Italy 21:41 Lithuania 22:00 Georgia 22:30 Ireland & UKThe weirdest things about EnglishRobWords2024-05-25 | Enjoy this whistlestop tour of the weirdness of English. And start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️ Here: go.babbel.com/t?bsc=usa-influ-promo&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=robwords&utm_content=Influencer..May-2024..USA-TATAM..promo-yt-robwords-may-2024
English is special. It's unique. It's weird.
In this video, I run through 10 aspects of English that make it bizarre in comparison with other languages. These include its "meaningless do", dreadful spellings, odd use of tenses, missing pronouns and the strange array of sounds in English.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:17 1 - Weird noises 2:46 2 - Odd questions 4:48 3 - Meaningless do 6:05 4 - Phrasal verbs 7:55 Babbel 9:16 5 - Why no genders? 12:13 6 - Pronouns 14:06 7 - Silly spelling 15:43 8 - Tenses 17:45 9 - Articles 19:37 10 - Things English doesn't haveThis ruined English spellingRobWords2024-05-11 | Oh the Great Vowel Shift. What a mess you made. In this video, let's explore what the GVS was and why it screwed up English spelling forever.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:36 What is the Great Vowel Shift? 3:24 Words that changed 5:09 Chaucer 5:40 More words that changed 6:38 Why did the GVS happen? 9:49 Variations in England, USA, Canada 11:07 Consonant changes 12:51 Often or offen? 13:18 Silent K and GBritains Celtic languages explainedRobWords2024-04-20 | Time to explore the Celtic languages! Also, get your personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson using my code ROBWORDS5. Book your lesson now go.italki.com/robwordsapr24
The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish (because it would be silly to leave Irish out).
Learn all about the fascinating quirks of the Celtic languages, find out which words English has borrowed from them, and discover a useful phrase or two!
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 The Celtic languages 1:42 Celtic language tree 4:05 Understanding eachother 5:15 italki 6:50 No “yes” or “no” 7:43 Crazy counting 8:30 Sound changes 10:20 Place names 12:04 Words we borrowed 12:58 Influence on English 14:05 Extinction 16:14 How are they doing? 19:25 Handy phrasesOld English words we should bring backRobWords2024-04-06 | Let's resurrect some Old English words! And 🌏 get NordVPN's 2Y plan + 4 months free here ➼ nordvpn.com/robwordsvpn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌
Enjoy these 10 Anglo-Saxon words that I think we should bring back.
Apologies for my Old English pronunciation. I really tried.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:42 What is Old English? 1:15 WINETREOW - friendfaith 3:03 HRÆDWYRDE - wordhasty 4:52 RUNCRÆFTIG - runecrafty 6:50 WUNDORSMIÞ - wondersmith 8:29 NordVPN 9:53 HWÆLWEG - whaleway 11:18 EARDFÆST - earthfast 12:50 MEDUDREAM - meadglee 14:57 AERSLING - arselong 16:28 UHTCEARE - morrowsorrow 18:45 FULLÞUNGEN - fullthungenIs English just badly pronounced French?RobWords2024-03-30 | Enjoy this exploration of the French-ness of English. And join the Lingoda Language Sprint to let your language skills bloom this spring. Click my link and use my code ROBWORDS20 for 20€ off! try.lingoda.com/RobWords20
In this video I respond to the claim that English does not exist, but is instead merely badly pronounced French. I explain just how much the French have influenced our language, but why it is still a distinct, Germanic language.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Does English exist? 0:26 Where English comes from 1:14 England’s French kings 2:12 French words in English 4:46 Lingoda 6:01 More French words 6:49 Different dialects 8:41 After the French kings 10:42 English words in French 12:27 French grammar 13:52 H dropping 15:19 Poetry 17:12 ConclusionThe origin of every US states nameRobWords2024-03-16 | Enjoy this etymological tour of the United States. And remember you can get TypeAI PREMIUM now! Start your FREE trial by clicking the link here: bit.ly/Mar24RobWords
This took a lot of research. For almost every state there are multiple stories behind the name, but I've done my best to double and triple-source each of the ones included.
In the cases of words from native American languages, I have cross-referenced the information with that given on the official websites of the relevant tribes and nations.
#USA #language #etymology ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 States with "New" 2:20 Named after monarchs 3:58 TypeAI 5:10 Named after colonists 6:22 Named after Native American peoples 12:24 From Native American descriptions 16:22 Alaska & Hawaii 17:46 From European languages 20:56 Dunno! Oregon & Rhode IslandBritish country names explainedRobWords2024-02-24 | Enjoy this wordy trip around the UK! Go to https://ground.news/robwords to see diverse perspectives and discover how language shapes narratives. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off unlimited access this month only.
Why is 🏴England named after the Angles and not the Saxons? Does 🏴"Welsh" really mean slave? And where was the original 🏴Scotland? These questions answered and many more on this etymological trip around the 🇬🇧UK.
In this video, I explain the origins of the names of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the rest of the British Isles and 🇮🇪Ireland. And prepare for a shocking revelation about walnuts.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:22 "England" 3:54 "Wales" 4:56 Ground News 6:07 "Wales" continued 9:25 "Scotland" 11:05 "Ireland" 11:37 "Britain" 11:09 "Albion" 14:04 The British Isles ("Shetland", "Isle of Man" etc.)Words weve ruined.RobWords2024-02-10 | Let's explore the words that we've destroyed through misuse. And get your 7-day free trial and 40% off Blinkist Annual Premium here ➡️ bit.ly/RobWordsFeb24
I hope you enjoy this exploration of skunked, bleached and mangled words. In it, we'll discuss the words that have been misused to the point of rendering them useless! And we'll get expert help from Peter Sokolowski from Merriam-Webster dictionaries.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:49 Skunked words 2:40 BEMUSED 3:27 NONPLUSSED, AMBIVALENT, DISINTERESTED, PERUSE 5:04 Blinkist 6:25 UNIQUE & LITERALLY 8:39 Bleached words 9:07 GENIUS, HERO, LEGEND 11:33 Etymology vs. Usage (DECIMATE) 13:45 ENORMITY 15:00 Historical changes (NICE, SILLY, WEIRD, APOLOGY) 16:20 Changing now (PROBLEMATIC, TRUTH) 17:17 Rob on his high horseThe worlds smallest languageRobWords2024-01-27 | Join me as I explore Toki Pona. And remember to try Opera browser FOR FREE here: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-RobWords . I have found it to be most "pona" 👍
toki a! I hope you enjoy my exploration of Toki Pona, the world's smallest language. With enormous help from a couple of Toki Pona speakers, I'll do my best to explain how a language can function with only around 120 words.
English generally only uses accent marks for words borrowed from other languages. However, using them more widely could solve many of the spelling and pronunciation problems with our language. In this video, I recommend six accents - or diacritical marks - that we should adopt.
p̆ - BREVE - Silent letters - U+0306 (type letter then use unicode to add mark) ė - OVERDOT - Schwa - U+0307 ō - MACRON - long vowel - U+0304 i̱ - MACRON BELOW - emphasis - U+0331 ù - GRAVE - homographs - U+0300 ë - DIAERESIS - vowel change - U+0308
Edited with Gling AI: bit.ly/46bGeYv #accents #english #linguistics ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:32 The problem with English 1:09 p̆ - BREVE - Silent letters 3:25 ė - OVERDOT - Schwa 6:34 ō - MACRON - long vowel 8:13 BABBEL! 9:37 i̱ - MACRON BELOW - emphasis 12:28 ù - GRAVE - homographs 16:27 ë - DIAERESIS - vowel change 18:53 - Honorable mentions - ñ š 20:05 - ConclusionTheres a better English alphabet.RobWords2023-12-22 | Enjoy this exploration of the Shavian (𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯) alphabet! And play War Thunder for FREE on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Use my link https://playwt.link/robwords to download the game and get your exclusive bonus: multiple Premium Vehicles, Premium Account, an exclusive 3D decorator for your vehicles and much more. See you on the battlefield!
The Latin alphabet is useless for describing the English language. We're constantly having to use combinations of letters to express single sounds! That's why the Shavian alphabet - or Shaw alphabet - was invented.
It was designed as part of a competition paid for by George Bernard Shaw, via money left in his will. Its 48 characters represent every sound you can think of in the English language. It's more efficient and it's easy on the eye too.
*The Shavian Alphabet* *𐑐* Peep - *𐑑* Tot - *𐑒* Kick - *𐑓* Fee - *𐑔* THigh - *𐑕* So - *𐑖* Sure - *𐑗* CHurch - *𐑘* Yea - *𐑙* huNG *𐑚* Bib - *𐑛* Dead - *𐑜* Gag - *𐑝* Vow - *𐑞* THey - *𐑟* Zoo - *𐑠* meaSure - *𐑡* Judge - *𐑢* Woe - *𐑣* Ha-ha *𐑤* Loll - *𐑮* Roar - *𐑥* Mime - *𐑯* Nun - *𐑦* If - *𐑰* EAt - *𐑧* Egg - *𐑱* Age - *𐑨* Ash - *𐑲* Ice *𐑩* Ado - *𐑳* Up - *𐑪* On - *𐑴* OAk - *𐑫* wOOl - *𐑵* OOze - *𐑬* OUt - *𐑶* OIl - *𐑭* Ah - *𐑷* AWe *𐑸* ARe - *𐑹* OR - *𐑺* AIR - *𐑻* ERR - *𐑼* ARRay - *𐑽* EAR - *𐑾* IAn - *𐑿* YEW
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Why our alphabet is bad 0:57 Introducing Shavian 1:42 George Bernard Shaw 2:40 War Thunder part 1 4:01 The competition 5:50 Letter names 6:21 Letter shapes & sounds 9:29 Is it phonetic? 11:26 Accents 12:33 Countries & names 13:41 It's more efficient 15:38 Too many letters? 16:16 Why is it forgotten? 17:20 How YOU can use it 18:24 War Thunder part 2Wonderful words you should start usingRobWords2023-12-09 | Enjoy these weird and wonderful words from me and Susie Dent! And remember that the first 500 people to use my link will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/robwords12231
For this video exploring the most wonderful rare words in English I am joined by my hero, Susie Dent! She's the star of Dictionary Corner on British TV show Countdown and the UK's undisputed Queen of Words. In this video she gives us her top 5 wonderful words... and I give mine!
📚SUSIE'S LOVELY BOOKS📚 Roots of Happiness: https://a.co/d/3ZMw4On Interesting Stories About Curious Words: https://a.co/d/0tqu4qY
#etymology #english #SusieDent ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Susie Dent 1:00 CONFELICITY 3:00 SCURRYFUNGE 3:41 ULTRACREPIDARIAN 5:04 Skillshare 6:16 RESPAIR 7:02 THUNDERPLUMP 7:39 BUBBER 9:31 CACAFUEGO 10:30 NIMGIMMER 12:08 PHILOBRUTISH 13:09 TWITTERPATEDThe mysterious case of the lost positiveRobWords2023-11-25 | Welcome to the world of the LOST POSITIVE. Lost positives are the extinct words that only remain in our language in their negative form. Could you ever be ruthful, feckful or gormful, just as you can be ruthless, feckless and gormless today? Is "chalant" the opposite of nonchalant? If you're not disgruntled are you "gruntled"? Find out as I explore a wide range of lost positives (and a handful of imposters).
Edited with Gling AI: bit.ly/46bGeYv #english #etymology #language ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 What are lost positives? 0:59 INNOCENT / NOCENT 1:30 Susie Dent!! 2:58 RUTHLESS / RUTHFUL 3:38 FECKFUL / FECKLESS 4:46 GORMLESS / GORMFUL 5:49 WHELMED 6:38 INFLAMMABLE / FLAMMABLE 7:11 DISGRUNTLED / GRUNTLED 8:50 NONCHALANT / CHALANT 10:30 UNKEMPT / KEMPT 11:44 UNCOUTH / COUTH 12:58 UNRULY / RULY 13:20 INEPT / EPT 14:36 INCESSANT / CESSANT 14:53 INEVITABLE / EVITABLE 15:12 UNWIELDY / WIELDY 15:32 INDEFATIGABLE / DEFATIGABLETop 10 words we should steal from GermanRobWords2023-11-11 | Enjoy this tour of untranslatable German! Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get 60% OFF your subscription during their Black Friday sale ➡️ HERE: go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m60-youtube-robwords-nov-2023-promo&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_content=Influencer..robwords..USA..YouTube
German has a knack of expressing things in one word that takes English-speakers much longer. In this video I give you my top 10 'untranstlatable' German words that English should steal. #German #English #language
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 10 - JEIN 2:24 9 - KUMMERSPECK 3:39 8 - BACKPFEIFENGESICHT 5:22 7 - SPRACHGEFÜHL 6:31 Babbel 7:48 6 - STURMFREI 9:00 5 - SCHNAPSIDEE 10:15 5.5 - WEGBIER 11:33 4 - KOPFKINO 12:33 - Why is German so good at this? 14:25 3 - FERNWEH 16:17 2 - ZUGZWANG 17:49 1 - FEIERABENDWhat dinosaur names literally meanRobWords2023-10-21 | Enjoy this exploration of where dino names come from! Want to learn about your own history? Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all of MyHeritage's amazing features. If you decide to continue your subscription, you’ll get a 50% discount. Use this link: bit.ly/RobWords
In this video, let's explore the stories behind the names of the world's favourite dinosaurs. Which dinos are the "roof lizard", "egg thief", "chicken mimic" and "arm lizard"? Watch to find out!
By the way, this is a great companion of you're into Life On Our Planet on Netflix.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 What "Dinosaur" means 1:54 MyHeritage 3:18 Dinosaur categories 3:36 THEROPODS: T-rex, Velociraptor, Gallimimus etc. 8:45 SAUROPODS: Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus etc. 11:40 CERAPODS: Triceratops, Styracosaurus, Hadrosaurs, Pachycephalosaurs 14:27 THYREOPHORANS: Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus 15:15 Names after places 16:25 NON-DINOSAURS: Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs & Ichthyosaurs 17:35 DINO TESTThe Latin words you dont know youre usingRobWords2023-09-30 | Let's explore how the Romans have influenced English down the centuries. And remember you can get 55% off Lingopie's annual plan at learn.lingopie.com/Robwords.
We use words left behind by the Romans every day. Their encounters with the Germanic tribes caused Latin words to slip into our language before it even became "English".
In this video let's explore all the words that we've borrowed from the Romans: from the earliest imports to modern medical Latin.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Before Old English 2:49 Old English 4:56 Lingopie 6:19 Middle English 7:20 The Renaissance 9:15 Spellings ruined 9:58 Scientific words 11:28 New technologyThe books deemed too dangerous to readRobWords2023-09-09 | Enjoy this deep dive into censorship and go to https://ground.news/robwords to see through media narratives. Try it out or subscribe through my link before September 30, 2023 for 30% off unlimited access to compare coverage and spot media bias for every news story.
In this video, we go deep into the dark world of censorship. With the help of the world's only Banned Books Museum, we'll take a look at some notorious literature.
Should Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf be banned? Why is The Anarchist Cookbook still available? And did Thirteen Reasons Why really cause suicides?
Those questions answered and more, along with a look at censorship in China, Salman Rushdie's "fatwa", banned children's books and the restriction of language books.
Edited with Gling AI: bit.ly/46bGeYv #banned #books #language ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:49 The Banned Books Museum 1:40 Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler 4:41 The Anarchist Cookbook - William Powell 7:30 Ground News 8:40 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher 12:27 The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie 13:57 Censorship in China 15:36 Banned language books 16:30 Conclusion 17:15 NewsletterA language like no otherRobWords2023-08-19 | Basque: a language like no other. Enjoy this introduction the only language in all of Europe that isn't related to any other. #language #basque #spain
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: robwords.com http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwordsThe worlds silliest place namesRobWords2023-08-05 | Though I don't recommend you go to Maggotty Market, I DO recommend you go to nordvpn.com/robwords to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal PLUS 1 bonus month on top! It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee.
In this video we take a world tour of weird place names: from the rude to the ridiculous. We focus in on the mad names of some UK towns, check out some American classics, then I count down my "Rest of the World Top 10".
Enjoy this romp around the world's ludicrously named localities. Thanks to the people of Aa in Estonia for hosting us (not that we actually found anyone there).
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Welcome to Aa 1:02 British place names (Bottoms, Bell End, Shitterton) 2:27 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 3:08 NordVPN 4:29 USA place names (Protection, Accident, Nameless, Truth & Consequences) 8:29 Zzyzx 9:41 World top 10 place names (Anus, Monster, Maggotty and more)What makes some languages sound BEAUTIFUL?RobWords2023-07-15 | You can learn 150+ languages (from the gorgeous to the gross) with quality native-speaking teachers on italki🎉. Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson using my code ROBWORDS Web: go.italki.com/robwords App: go.italki.com/robwords
Is 🇮🇹Italian delightful and 🇩🇪German disgusting? Is 🇨🇳Mandarin a melodic mess? In this episode, Rob meets the linguists who've tried to work out which are the world's prettiest and ugliest languages. The results are sure to surprise you.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Good and bad reputations 2:30 ITALIAN - The most beautiful? 3:40 italki 4:50 GERMAN - The ugliest? 6:09 EXPERIMENT 7:32 RESULTS 8:07 Disliked languages 9:45 THAI - A tonal language 11:05 Languages we like 11:36 MOST BEAUTIFUL familiar languages 12:30 TOK PISIN - A popular Creole 13:44 How German did 14:28 SIDE EFFECTS 15:23 The ideal voice 16:38 CONCLUSION
Edited with Gling AI: bit.ly/46bGeYv #languages #linguistics #breakthroughI updated the alphabet. What do you think?RobWords2023-06-03 | ATTENTION: The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/robwords06230
The existing English alphabet is out of date. In this video, I attempt to bring it into the 21st century by stealing letters from other languages, removing unnecessary letters and even inventing an entirely new one.
Let me know what you think of my new and improved alphabet. I welcome you suggestions for improvements. == Thanks to Oat Milk Studios for letting me use their lovely old factory. == Check me out online, on Twitter & TikTok: robwords.com http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Þ: Bring back thorn! 3:32 Ş for SH 4:48 Ч for CH 6:06 Getting rid of Q 7:03 Inventing a letter: Part 1 8:03 Skillshare 9:24 ß for SS 10:20 Ñ for NY 11:30 Ə: Our most common sound 12:54 Ŋ for NG 13:49 Inventing a letter: Part 2 15:01 Replacing W 16:35 & 16:53 Ž for ZH 17:14 BIG MUSICAL FINISHA travellers guide to JapaneseRobWords2023-05-13 | Remember to go to nordvpn.com/robwords to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal PLUS 4 EXTRA MONTHS! It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee. Arigatō 🇯🇵
Japanese is full of surprises. This video is everything you need to know before you head to Japan or begin to learn the language. On my own trip I discovered that Japanese is trying its hardest to be easy for English speakers. I hope this video gets you off to a good start.
==FEATURED VOCAB== arigatō - thank you arigatō gozaimasu - thank you (formal) kudasai - please onegaishimasu - please sumimasen - excuse me kon'nichiwa - hello ohayō - good morning konbanwa - good evening mata ne - see ya! omakase - you choose for me okaikei - the bill checcu - the check kādo - (credit) card genkin - cash oishī - delicious sugoi - amazing! īe - no (but it's complicated) hai - yes
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:48 Why I made this 1:53 Japanese is unique 2:50 Three alphabets of Japanese 3:50 Japanese & English 4:36 Japan's problem saying L 5:29 Romaji 5:52 NordVPN 7:57 VOCAB 8:40 "thank you" 10:00 "please" 10:46 sumimasen (excuse me) 11:40 "hello" 12:29 the sayonara lie (goodbye) 13:49 omakase 14:36 paying the bill 15:38 "delicious" and "fantastic" 16:06 "yes" and "no"
#japanese #japan #languageMedieval words you should start using TODAYRobWords2023-04-15 | I've read through a whole dictionary of 13th century words so that you don't have to. In this video, I present to you the ones that I think we should bring back. It's a complete A to Z!
📕 A dictionary writer's favourite word 🦨 What a "skunked" word is 💃🏼 What FABULOUS actually means 👩💻 How ChatGPT could change dictionaries 📚 Whether it's getting easier to get a word in the dictionary
Enjoy!
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwordsThe weird ways the elements got their namesRobWords2023-03-05 | Where do our words for the chemical elements come from? The answers are certain to surprise you. In this linguistic tour of the periodic table, discover: 🤷 Whether it's aluminUM or aluminIUM 🥇 Why the chemical symbol for gold is Au, not Go 🧌 The secret mythical figures hiding in the periodic table 🌍 Which place has the most elements named after it (you won't guess)
So let's get in our element, and explore the fascinating stories behind our names for the elements.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Hydrogen, Oxygen and friends 2:40 Helium & Aluminium 4:33 Carbon, Gold, Silver, Mercury 6:55 Ytterby elements 9:35 Named after places 10:29 Mythology elements 12:47 Named for characteristics 13:46 Named after people 14:13 Confusing chemical symbols 15:07 Interrupted by dogTHE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letterRobWords2023-02-11 | Every letter of our alphabet has a story to tell. Join me for an A to Z of A to Z.
I'll explain... 𐦃 The Egyptian hieroglyphics that became our letters 🏛 Why W is called "double U" 🇫🇷 Why do the French call Y a "Greek I"? 💤 Is it ZEE or ZED?? ✏️ How I and J were the same for the Romans 🤔 Why we can easily confuse U and V
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:43 The birth of the alphabet 1:25 Hieroglyphics: A & B 4:13 C, E, K, M, N, O & R 6:04 L, S, D & Q - Early Semitic 9:23 F, U, V & Y - Ypsilon 10:35 W - double U 11:34 I & J - Latin double 13:08 G, H, P, T & X 14:29 Z - zed or zee?ANGLISH: English without the foreign bitsRobWords2023-01-21 | Greetings onlooker! Get yourself over to nordvpn.com/robwords to get the two year plan with an exclusive deal PLUS 1 bonus month free. It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee.
What would English have been like if William the Conqueror had been William the Conquered? How would we be speaking if our language had never come under the influence of French, Latin or Greek? The answer is: Anglish.
In this video: 🏴 Learn to speak Anglish 🗣 See how great speakers (e.g. Churchill) make use of Anglo-Saxon words 📕 Hear about historic attempts to rid English of borrowed vocab 🇺🇸 Watch me REWRITE THE US CONSTITUTION!
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:00 What is Anglish? 2:55 "To be or not to be" in Anglish 4:03 The Anglish Times 1 5:03 Winston Churchill's Anglo-Saxon 6:25 NordVPN 8:22 How to write in Anglish (Anglish Times 2) 11:42 Inkhorn Controversy 15:02 Rewriting the US Constitution 16:03 Anglish ConstitutionOne syllable or two?RobWords2023-01-10 | Squirrelled gains a syllable somewhere over the Atlantic.
🥚 A gaggle of geese 📊 A business of ferrets 🎓 A school of fish 🔪 A murder of crows 🦊 A skulk of foxes ⏱ An impatience of wives (seriously)
Where on earth did we get all of these strange words for groups of things? Find out in this latest RobWords, where we do some of our own linguistic archaeology.
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwordsHow the months got their names (and what we used to call them)RobWords2022-12-06 | Let's explore the origins of our names for the months! And remember to head to squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords".
In this video I'm going to tell you all sorts, including: 🎂 The origin of your birth month 🗓 Why our months are in the wrong order 🪶 The Old English names for our months 🏹 What a Hobbit's calendar looks like 🥛 Which month the lactose intolerant should avoid
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:07 Origin of January 3:28 February 5:30 March 6:36 Squarespace 7:45 April - where Easter gets its name 9:40 May 11:00 June 12:12 July 13:55 August 15:11 September, October, November, DecemberHow anyone (including YOU) can read GermanRobWords2022-11-20 | These AMAZING TRICKS can help anyone translate German words, whether they know any German or not. Remember to head to squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords".
German and English are part of the same language family. That means you can tweak German words to make them look a lot more like their English equivalents. In this video, I'll show you how.
I'll also teach you a bit about the shared history of German and English, and why we have Germany's famous fairytale-tellers the Brothers Grimm to thank.
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwordsThe origin of tailor/TaylorRobWords2022-11-07 | From my video all about the origins of our words for jobs. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=v9IZemiyDF0 #english #etymology #shortsWeird JOB TITLES and their originsRobWords2022-11-06 | More fascinating etymology fun! This time we're unpicking the origins of more traditional traders. And remember to head to squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords".
In this video, find out: 🥭 What MONGERS have to do with mangoes 🍏 Why GROCERS are gross 🥕 Why vegetables used to be considered meat 🧵 Why a TAILOR can be afraid of needles 🧶 Where the lovely word HABERDASHER comes from 🎩 The satisfying story behind "MILLINER" 🕷 Why spiders make great WEAVERS
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:37 Origin of MONGER 2:13 What a COSTERMONGER actually is 3:21 Etymology of GROCER 4:15 When vegetables were MEAT 5:03 SQUARESPACE 5:56 The tale behind TAILOR 7:38 Origin of HABERDASHER 8:44 Where MILLINER comes from 9:35 Etymology of WEAVER 10:50 What is a WEBSTER? 10:57 GoodbyeWhen vegetables were meatRobWords2022-10-28 | ...The old word for a female baker might surprise you.RobWords2022-10-23 | What did we used to call a female baker? And what's the word for a lady brewer? Enjoy this extract from my video about job words. Full video here: youtu.be/DI1lYth5xZwThe FAKE words in the dictionaryRobWords2022-10-20 | Let's explore the spooky phenomenon of 👻GHOST WORDS👻. They're the words that made it into the dictionary despite not actually existing. Remember to head to squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords".
Some ghost words, like foupe, dord and kimes were quickly weeded out. Others remain in use to this day: like tweed, syllabus and gravy.
Be they accidental inventions or deliberate deceptions, you'll enjoy exploring the weird world of ghost words.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:46 What are ghost words? 1:22 FOUPE - Samuel Johnson's error 2:47 ADVENTINE - Johnson's second mistake 3:16 The origin of "ghost words" 3:40 ABACOT - The wrong hat 4:14 KIMES - A misreading 4:47 MORSE - Walter Scott misunderstanding 5:35 SQUARESPACE 6:35 DORD - Density confusion 7:49 PHANTOMNATION - Alexander Pope error 9:27 GRAVY - A delicious mistake 10:22 TWEED - Wrong about the river 11:17 SYLLABUS - Cicero slip-up 12:09 ESQUIVALIENCE - A deliberate ruse 13:46 BEWARE! 14:00 GoodbyeThe cool stories behind our names for traditional tradesRobWords2022-10-11 | Let's look at the origins of the words for traditional trades: the butcher, the baker, the cobbler maker and beyond! And remember to head to squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code robwords.
Find out: 🔪 Which animal a BUTCHER is named after 🥖 The surprising old name for a lady BAKER 🕯️ How candles are linked with candidates 🔨 What CARPENTERS originally made 👞 Why COBBLERS are associated with nonsense 🌍 Which country copper is named after
...and lots more!
As well as the three fellas from the nursery rhyme, we also look at the origins of cobbler, carpenter and blacksmith. And I get interrupted by a cat.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:09 Origins of "trade" and "profession" 2:11 BUTCHER 3:18 BAKER: baxter, brown & white bread 5:17 SQUARESPACE 6:10 CANDLESTICK MAKER: candle, candid, candidate 7:46 BLACKSMITH: origin, whitesmith, coppersmith, copper, poet 9:27 COBBLER: talking cobblers, cobbler dessert 11:08 Cat interruption 11:45 CARPENTER: origin, real meaning, Zimmermann 13:23 GoodbyeOLD NORSE IN ENGLISH: The words the Vikings left behindRobWords2022-09-20 | Get your Rosetta Stone Lifetime Subscription for $179 (from $299 for a limited time) here: tryrosettastone.com/robwords-1
The Vikings raided, pillaged... and changed our language. Their Old Norse words invaded English and many remain to this day (I used one right there - watch to find out which!). In this video, discover:
⚔️ The everyday words that the Vikings gave us. 🥚 Why they stopped us confusing our eyes and our eggs. 🛡️ The Old Norse place names that are still around. 🪓 The names for people that come from Old Norse. 📅 The days of the week that we get from the Vikings. ⚧ How the Vikings are changing gender politics.
==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Rosetta Stone 2:09 Old Norse and Old English 3:47 Viking pronouns - gender politics (non-binary they, them, their) 4:39 Viking verbs - "are", "take", "dazzle", "crawl", "guess", "trust" 5:57 Violent words 6:22 Everyday Old Norse 6:57 Shirt and skirt 8:08 Doubling up - "egg" and "ey" 9:15 Old Norse place names 9:54 York - gates, bars and pubs 10:29 Scottish place names 11:08 Old Norse dialect words 11:53 Viking surnames 12:37 Days of the week 13:43 Goodbye