EPISODE · Sep 3, 2023 · 2H 8M
Pete & Bas & UK vs. US English with Rob Watts of Robwords
from Getting Down & Wordy · host Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer
Today we welcome special guest, Youtube star Rob Watts of the Robwords English language show. He joins us to talk about the definitely real UK rappers Pete & Bas. And we reveal the true story behind their whole deal (hoax? how dare you!). Then we talk about some of the differences between UK and US English that you definitely don't already know about. I'm telling you. There are some really surprising differences in pronunciation and word choice beyond the stuff everyone already knows like "aluminum/aluminium". For Eurovision, of course we talk about UK 2023, Mae Muller's "I Wrote a Song", to which Rob said "I wish she hadn't." This week's episode's featured ad is Crime & Spirits. Find them here: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast Find us and lots of other great podcasts at podmoth.network And find Robwords on youtube, tiktok, and lots of other platforms by searching robwords Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/@RobWords
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Today we welcome special guest, Youtube star Rob Watts of the Robwords English language show. He joins us to talk about the definitely real UK rappers Pete & Bas. And we reveal the true story behind their whole deal (hoax? how dare you!). Then we talk about some of the differences between UK and US English that you definitely don't already know about. I'm telling you. There are some really surprising differences in pronunciation and word choice beyond the stuff everyone already knows like "aluminum/aluminium". For Eurovision, of course we talk about UK 2023, Mae Muller's "I Wrote a Song", to which Rob said "I wish she hadn't." This week's episode's featured ad is Crime & Spirits. Find them here: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast Find us and lots of other great podcasts at podmoth.network And find Robwords on youtube, tiktok, and lots of other platforms by searching robwords Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/@RobWords
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