Did Shakespeare invent as many words as people claim?
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Let's explode some Shakespeare myths! And "zounds": The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/robwords11241 William Shakespeare is arguably the most significant cultural figure of all time. But has his contribution to the English language been overstated? Let's find out: 🧐 Did Shakespeare really "invent" 1,700 words? 🎭 Which common phrases did Shakespeare give us? 📚 Is there any truth in claims Shakespeare didn't write his plays? These question answered and many more in this myth-busting episode of RobWords. 👕COOL TSHIRTS: https://robwords.com/shop ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: https://patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: https://www.robwords.com/newsletter Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: https://robwords.com https://x.com/robwordsYT https://tiktok.com/@robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:14 Shakespeare facts 1:20 Words Shakespeare DIDN'T invent 10:29 How many did he invent? 13:36 Words Shakespeare DID invent. 16:24 Phrases from Shakespeare 17:55 Did he write his plays?
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