Words Unravelled - video

[Dave Hughes]

I stumbled across this Words Unravelled podcast episode which looks at printing terminology.

The presenters seem quite knowledgeable and I didn't spot any glaring errors, unlike the phrases highlighted in this Forum thread: Printing Phrases - A Dab Hand - video

Here's a couple of things I hadn't heard of before:

Books were called a Caxton in the UK?

Compositors referred to printers as pigs, and the press room a pig sty?

Cock-robin shop was a name for a small printing shop

Overall the video seems interesting and well thought out:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd5iFbuNKv8

In this printing special of Words Unravelled, Jess proves herself a font of knowledge on names for typefaces and Rob makes a big impression with the history of the printing press.

🆎 What's the difference between a font and a typeface?
😈 Who was the printer's devil?
📖 How did the printing press ruin English spelling?

These questions answered — and many more — in this cliché-free episode of Words Unravelled.