I forgot to mention Trader Joe's!
06.03.2026 16:45
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Spectacular. There were also people at my school who insisted Adidas was uh-DEE-dus.
06.03.2026 05:50
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Ha! I had a good go. Landed too hard on the last consonant.
05.03.2026 15:27
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Haribo passt so gut zu Adidas, Aldi, Rewe usw.
05.03.2026 15:25
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The Meaning of Liff is a true classic. I'm sure we'll mention it at some point.
02.03.2026 15:41
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Marvellous, thanks!
27.02.2026 07:26
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The RobWords Newsletter
What did we call grapes before 'grapes'?
The Old English word for 'grapes' was adorable.
My latest newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/robwords...
26.02.2026 16:54
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Her Wurzels cover was even better
26.02.2026 10:08
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No! That was the only GOOD philia I could think of.
25.02.2026 21:04
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Dærick was already a top-level human, but now he's a fashionable one.
23.02.2026 11:00
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We did warn you!
19.02.2026 21:06
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I saw it used in a similar way to "to future-proof".
That plan is good but can we evergreen it?
16.02.2026 09:50
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I haven't spoken about it in a video, no. I used to work at a radio station that covered East Staffordshire, or Ea'Staffordshire, as it would almost always be said. I used to go out of my way to say both "st"s but I'm not sure why, really.
14.02.2026 13:58
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Good spot. Wardrobe has been through a French filter (see also, garderobe) and cupboard just a good ol' Germanic compound.
14.02.2026 13:56
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Yeah, it's worse when they're invoking the metaphor rather than an actual evergreen.
13.02.2026 12:28
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I would allow that, with a capital E.
13.02.2026 12:27
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Just read "evergreen" used as a verb. Nope.
13.02.2026 08:23
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That's the work of our piano-playing pal @martynmnw.bsky.social . Thanks for the Swedish pronunciation tip, it's very helpful. LAAAAAA-gom.
13.02.2026 08:21
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Good call!
12.02.2026 08:40
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English is crawling with goats. My latest newsletter:
substack.com/@robwords/no...
12.02.2026 08:38
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Well, that is everything I aspire to. Thanks for sticking with me.
10.02.2026 11:20
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Thank you, Volker!
10.02.2026 11:18
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🤬 <- me, wild/absolutely livid
10.02.2026 06:55
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Why English behaves like this.
YouTube video by RobWords
Why is “passenger”, not “passager”?
Why can you you “overwhelmed” but not “whelmed”?
Why did William the Conqueror spell his first name with a P?
Just some of the clever viewer questions I’ve attempted to answer in my latest video:
youtu.be/RPgY-jA05YA
09.02.2026 12:32
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Presumably the vowels were much more similar between Old Norse and Old English, but they've developed in different directions since. I think Danish has about the most vowel sounds in the world.
I'd have to do some research to answer your questions properly. Thanks for provoking some thought.
07.02.2026 20:06
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I think @martynmnw.bsky.social would say "yes".
06.02.2026 08:13
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Rob with the word "gormless" written across him.
Unfortunate frame from my next video.
06.02.2026 08:06
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Do I know any illustrators on here who might like to help me draw something a bit silly?
02.02.2026 11:45
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Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 3: Rob Watts (RobWords)
On Language and the Present and Future of YouTube...
New Podcast!
FATE OF THE ARTS, Episode 3
It was great to meet @robwords.bsky.social and discuss all manner of word nerdery — as well as the ins and outs of running a successful YouTube channel and what the future of the platform holds.
Listen here: anthonyetherin.substack.com/p/fate-of-th...
31.01.2026 10:00
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I'm not above shaming someone for a 400-year-old typo.
The editor of the English edition of Mercator's first "Atlas" really should have picked this one up.
28.01.2026 12:57
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