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Rob Watts

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Business presenter and reporter for @DWnews. Derbyshire chap in Berlin. Posting about words as @RobWordsYT.

Berlin, Germany انضم Nisan 2008
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Rob Watts
Rob Watts@Rob_Watts·
@AdamRosserRadio I think English is just well suited to it. We can easily pilfer one without having to assign it a gender or work out an array of conjugated forms. Piece. Of. Cake.
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Rob Watts@Rob_Watts·
"We were each put in a dark cellar, but other than that, there was nothing to complain about."
BBC Archive@BBCArchive

#OnThisDay 1960: A British schoolgirl cheerily told Judith Chalmers about her holiday, which involved accidentally getting arrested in East Germany.

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Jess Zafarris 📚@JessZafarris·
The latest episode of "Words Unravelled" is out! In this edition, @robwordsYT and I debunk and clarify common etymology myths, from apparent acronyms to the truth about "butterfly." Fair warning—this one contains some salty language. youtube.com/watch?v=FcP3Or…
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
I've been tackling my own ignorance about the Celtic languages. I've interviewed speakers of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Welsh, 🇮🇪Irish, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scottish Gaelic, 🏴Cornish and 🇮🇲Manx to lean more. These languages are awesome. NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/mroBpgBw0gU
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
I'VE STARTED A PODCAST! Sorry to shout. Excited. In "Words Unravelled" supreme word nerd and ace human being @JessZafarris and I unravel the mysteries behind everyday terms. Be among the first to watch or listen: LISTEN: podfollow.com/words-unravell… WATCH: youtu.be/ThxUBOUnRLM
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
My new video is literally quite unique. It's about the words we've misused and overused to the point of rendering them useless. With totally awesome contributions from the fabulous @PeterSokolowski... Please do WATCH HERE: youtu.be/CVbCY51iz1k?si…
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
toki 👋 It's the world's tiniest language with just 120[ish] words. But thousands of people use Toki Pona to communicate every day. Kindly check out my 🎥NEW VIDEO🎥 all about it. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/PY3Qe_b9ufI?si… #tokipona
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
English spelling is a nightmare 😱 But it couĬd bē imprōved by adding accėnt màrks. In my new videö, I've desiğned a way to ūse thėm. WÀTCH HĒRE: youtu.be/0Fok5AQ2WRo?si…
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
English spelling is a mess and our alphabet carries much of the blame. In my NEW VIDEO I explore an alternative: the Shavian 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯 alphabet. Its 48 characters represent all the sounds in English. Watch here and learn how to use it: youtu.be/D66LrlotvCA?si…
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RobWords@robwordsYT·
Couldn't be more excited about this one... For my latest video I'm joined by THE ACTUAL @SUSIE_DENT! Watch us talk through some of her favourite weird and wonderful words - from scurryfunge to thunderplump - HERE: youtu.be/OKZ8aQk3zTY
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Marie Sina
Marie Sina@ItsMarieSina·
Germany is the world’s worst performing leading economy this year. What’s going on with the former economic powerhouse? I looked into it for DW: youtu.be/jBdyqE20smI?si…
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