Rob Watts

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

[RobWords @robwordsYT]

MORE WORDY NERDY CONTENT!
#selfwilly #balter #hubbleshubble

[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.

[RobWords @robwordsYT]

English is so flippin' weird.

NEW VIDEO! https://t.co/4UBzS8jYHh

[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.

[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.
https://t.co/2rVgLp0r4G

[Rob Watts @Rob_Watts]

@derJamesJackson You been watching my vids or what?
https://t.co/eZDx8Juy1w
Can we drink guinness together soon, please?

[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: https://t.co/pHAHVP3qix

[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: https://t.co/5HSwOMg7HQ
WATCH: https://t.co/sBmHwjCVDc

[Rob Watts @Rob_Watts]

@dcfcofficial @Ebouadams @OwenBradley Bradders playing a blinder.

[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: https://t.co/lzC74Qez97

[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: https://t.co/sQI2OMzhJf #tokipona

[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: https://t.co/3tV5Q4PKZJ

[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: https://t.co/66IKWDxaeG

[Adam Rosser, Radioist 📻 🎮 @AdamRosserRadio]

Christmas is saved!
Content from @Rob_Watts!
·𐑣𐑼𐑱 𐑓 ·𐑚𐑪𐑚𐑦 𐑐𐑬𐑼
https://t.co/754AUhJrau

[Rob Watts @Rob_Watts]

@AdamRosserRadio 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕, ·𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑥.
@JamesWickham has a lot to answer for with that nickname.

[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: https://t.co/E8npMEUwxg

[Rob Watts @Rob_Watts]

Had an enjoyable time discussing the Chinese economy with China brainbox @cliffordcoonan.
https://t.co/AaRfwaj7qK

[Rob Watts @Rob_Watts]

BBC News - Derby fire deaths: Killer Paul Mosley can be released from prison
https://t.co/S9KQLZBLU2

[Clifford Coonan @cliffordcoonan]

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 https://t.co/s3fR5VBlWc via @YouTube

[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: https://t.co/XwgpzgOpED