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Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words.

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  • Vulgar language and criminal slang

    Vulgar language and criminal slang
    Dec 3 2025
    This episode of Words Unravelled is not for the easily offended, as Rob and Jess explore dictionaries dedicated to underground slang.

    Focusing first on Francis Grose's 'Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue', our hosts pick out some of the rudest, meanest and funniest words recorded in 18th century London.

    They also discuss other attempts to document the everyday talk of the criminal classes, and take a special look at London's 20th century 'gay language', Polari.

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    42 m
  • Is English a Germanic language?

    Is English a Germanic language?
    Nov 26 2025
    It's sometimes said that English has taken on so many Latin and French words that it is now a Romance language. Rob and Jess believe this is false, and in this episode they explain why.

    Join them as they explain just how similar English is to its siblings Dutch and German and its cousins Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. Learn about the many words borrowed from other Germanic languages. And discover why English has Germanic DNA.

    Enjoy another wordy, nerdy episode of Words Unravelled.

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  • Getting quizzed on the quirks of English (with Joshua Blackburn)

    Getting quizzed on the quirks of English (with Joshua Blackburn)
    Nov 19 2025
    What is the Baader-Meinhof effect? How many quotes are wrongly attributed to Churchill? What's Jess's funniest linguistics joke?

    These questions answered, and many more, in a special episode of Words Unravelled featuring League of the Lexicon founder Joshua Blackburn.

    You can find out more about his board game and accompanying book, The Language-Lover's Lexipedia, here: https://www.leagueofthelexicon.com/

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