About this episode

Rob and Jess explore the differences between British and American English in a humorous discussion.

Rob and Jess are engaged in another transatlantic war of words, pitting their British and American accents against one another. 🍽️ Why do Brits eat their entrees first? 👰🏽 Why do Americans pronounce "merry", "marry" and "Mary" the same? 🚿 Why can't we agree on whether to "have" or "take" a shower? These questions answered, and many more, in another Words Unravelled. Evan Edinger: https://www.youtube.com/evan Lost in the Pond: https://www.youtube.com/lostinthepond 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 👀 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/IvWUmPs12UU ==LINKS== Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords Jess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/ Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

People in this episode

Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris

Topics covered

• British vs American English
• cultural differences
• language
• accents
• food customs

Keywords

• British English
• American English
• food customs
• language differences
• accents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lost in the Pond, Useless Etymology

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