Welcome to this bonus mini-episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast! In this short episode, the host shared three nuggets of language nerdiness. Why do we sometimes spell the sound /r/ as < wr >? What do the words punch, shampoo and bungalow all have in common? And what are contronyms? Enjoy!

Some helpful links and sources:
Root word 'wer'
Examples of the < wr > spelling of /r/
Punch's etymology
Shampoo's etymology
Bungalow's etymology
More about contronyms
Some examples of contronyms
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