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Rob Watts
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Rob Watts
@Rob_Watts
Business presenter and reporter for @DWnews. Derbyshire chap in Berlin. Posting about words as @RobWordsYT.
Berlin, Germany Bergabung Nisan 2008
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@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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But why, @Rob_Watts are we still stealing words? Are English speakers linguistic kleptomaniacs?
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"We were each put in a dark cellar, but other than that, there was nothing to complain about."
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#OnThisDay 1960: A British schoolgirl cheerily told Judith Chalmers about her holiday, which involved accidentally getting arrested in East Germany.
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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.
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@derJamesJackson You been watching my vids or what?
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Can we drink guinness together soon, please?
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With Irish speakers reporting being harassed by the Berlin police, it's time to remember that a punk banned were banned by "antideutsch" leftists because they thought speaking Scots Gaelic was far-right
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These people banned a show by Scottish punk band Oi Polloi cos they thought minority language rights are kinda Nazi
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Christmas is saved!
Content from @Rob_Watts!
·𐑣𐑼𐑱 𐑓 ·𐑚𐑪𐑚𐑦 𐑐𐑬𐑼
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@AdamRosserRadio 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕, ·𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑥.
@JamesWickham has a lot to answer for with that nickname.
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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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Had an enjoyable time discussing the Chinese economy with China brainbox @cliffordcoonan.
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BBC News - Derby fire deaths: Killer Paul Mosley can be released from prison
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Check out this fascinating interview -- Rob Watts @Rob_Watts asks Zhiwu Chen, chair professor of finance at Hong Kong University Business School @hkihss @HKUFBE : Is China's geopolitics scaring off Western firms? | DW Business youtu.be/kQ1igJqmynk?si… via @YouTube
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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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