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Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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From Bidets to Branding: The Evolution of Everyday Language

This chapter shares amusing anecdotes about bidets and cultural differences in household item naming, particularly highlighting 'Scotch Tape.' It also provides a humorous personal story linked to a bidet brand and explores the surprising origin of the term 'Scotch Tape' as a brand name steeped in linguistic evolution.

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