RobWords

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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. YouTube sponsorships: [email protected] Rob's Agent: Antony Topping [email protected]

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Why English behaves like this.

Why English behaves like this. RobWords

299.7K views - 1 week ago

Why animals can't talk (but almost can)

Why animals can't talk (but almost can) RobWords

616.4K views - 1 month ago

The English words nobody can explain

The English words nobody can explain RobWords

768.7K views - 2 months ago

Time words don't mean what you think

Time words don't mean what you think RobWords

1.4M views - 3 months ago

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet RobWords

5.3M views - 4 months ago

Why English is full of silent letters

Why English is full of silent letters RobWords

785K views - 5 months ago

Hieroglyphs are easier than they look

Hieroglyphs are easier than they look RobWords

2.4M views - 5 months ago

The curious origins of imperial and metric units

The curious origins of imperial and metric units RobWords

711.7K views - 6 months ago

The entire history of English in 22 minutes

The entire history of English in 22 minutes RobWords

499.8K views - 7 months ago

The incredible way babies learn to talk

The incredible way babies learn to talk RobWords

459.6K views - 7 months ago

A history of mad attempts to fix English spelling

A history of mad attempts to fix English spelling RobWords

322.1K views - 8 months ago

Why do some words just feel gross?

Why do some words just feel gross? RobWords

224.5K views - 8 months ago

Where did our numbers come from?

Where did our numbers come from? RobWords

899.5K views - 9 months ago

SPECIAL: Let's just do a nice crossword together.

SPECIAL: Let's just do a nice crossword together. RobWords

110.9K views - 9 months ago

Is German as bad as people say?

Is German as bad as people say? RobWords

586.4K views - 10 months ago

Is English really a Germanic language?

Is English really a Germanic language? RobWords

1.5M views - 11 months ago

Is there a better alphabet for English?

Is there a better alphabet for English? RobWords

396.1K views - 1 year ago

Grammar rules you can stop sticking to

Grammar rules you can stop sticking to RobWords

1.2M views - 1 year ago

The worst English phrasebook ever written

The worst English phrasebook ever written RobWords

513.6K views - 1 year ago

Did Shakespeare invent as many words as people claim?

Did Shakespeare invent as many words as people claim? RobWords

465.8K views - 1 year ago

A guide to the alphabet

A guide to the alphabet RobWords

763.8K views - 1 year ago

Are these words "untranslatable" into English?

Are these words "untranslatable" into English? RobWords

1.2M views - 1 year ago

The invention that broke English spelling

The invention that broke English spelling RobWords

1.1M views - 1 year ago

Why we should go back to writing in runes

Why we should go back to writing in runes RobWords

1.4M views - 1 year ago

Where does punctuation come from?!

Where does punctuation come from?! RobWords

824.2K views - 1 year ago

The origin of every English city's name

The origin of every English city's name RobWords

1.2M views - 1 year ago

Tracing English as far back as possible

Tracing English as far back as possible RobWords

1.6M views - 1 year ago

The unique Spanish of Gibraltar

The unique Spanish of Gibraltar RobWords

228.4K views - 1 year ago

The origin of every European country's name

The origin of every European country's name RobWords

2M views - 1 year ago

The weirdest things about English

The weirdest things about English RobWords

1.1M views - 1 year ago

This ruined English spelling

This ruined English spelling RobWords

680.1K views - 1 year ago

Britain's Celtic languages explained

Britain's Celtic languages explained RobWords

1.1M views - 1 year ago

Old English words we should bring back

Old English words we should bring back RobWords

464.5K views - 1 year ago

Is English just badly pronounced French?

Is English just badly pronounced French? RobWords

2.8M views - 1 year ago

The origin of every US state's name

The origin of every US state's name RobWords

1.9M views - 1 year ago

British country names explained

British country names explained RobWords

3.2M views - 1 year ago

Words we've ruined.

Words we've ruined. RobWords

744.5K views - 2 years ago

The world's smallest language

The world's smallest language RobWords

610.8K views - 2 years ago

Why E̱NGLISH shoul̆d start ūsing accėnt màrks

Why E̱NGLISH shoul̆d start ūsing accėnt màrks RobWords

1.3M views - 2 years ago

There's a better English alphabet.

There's a better English alphabet. RobWords

1.6M views - 2 years ago

Wonderful words you should start using

Wonderful words you should start using RobWords

179.1K views - 2 years ago

The mysterious case of the "lost positive"

The mysterious case of the "lost positive" RobWords

652.4K views - 2 years ago

Top 10 words we should steal from German

Top 10 words we should steal from German RobWords

1.4M views - 2 years ago

What dinosaur names literally mean

What dinosaur names literally mean RobWords

202.6K views - 2 years ago

The Latin words you don't know you're using

The Latin words you don't know you're using RobWords

877.2K views - 2 years ago

The books deemed too dangerous to read

The books deemed too dangerous to read RobWords

571.3K views - 2 years ago

The world's silliest place names

The world's silliest place names RobWords

464.4K views - 2 years ago

What makes some languages sound BEAUTIFUL?

What makes some languages sound BEAUTIFUL? RobWords

1.4M views - 2 years ago

Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNS

Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNS RobWords

3.1M views - 2 years ago

I updated the alphabet. What do you think?

I updated the alphabet. What do you think? RobWords

951.9K views - 2 years ago

A traveller's guide to Japanese

A traveller's guide to Japanese RobWords

371.6K views - 2 years ago

Medieval words you should start using TODAY

Medieval words you should start using TODAY RobWords

760.8K views - 2 years ago

What's a dictionary writer's favourite word?

What's a dictionary writer's favourite word? RobWords

104.8K views - 2 years ago

The weird ways the elements got their names

The weird ways the elements got their names RobWords

778.4K views - 2 years ago

THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter

THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter RobWords

4M views - 3 years ago

ANGLISH: English without the 'foreign' bits

ANGLISH: English without the 'foreign' bits RobWords

1.7M views - 3 years ago

Crazy collective nouns & where they came from

Crazy collective nouns & where they came from RobWords

848.3K views - 3 years ago

How the months got their names (and what we used to call them)

How the months got their names (and what we used to call them) RobWords

894.6K views - 3 years ago

How anyone (including YOU) can read German

How anyone (including YOU) can read German RobWords

2.9M views - 3 years ago

Weird JOB TITLES and their origins

Weird JOB TITLES and their origins RobWords

279.4K views - 3 years ago