play ismo merriam webster one
Words at Play

Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out the numbers 'one' and 'two'


Why isn't 'one' spelled the way it sounds? In this video, Finnish comedian ISMO tries to tackle the complexities of English's most basic numbers.

Love ISMO's Merriam-Webster t-shirt? Get your own here!

See all the Merriam-Webster + ISMO comedy videos here, and watch more Ismo videos just like this on YouTube! Click here: ismo.fun/YouTube

YouTube: ismo.fun/youtube
Insta: ismo.fun/instagram
FB: ismo.fun/facebook
Twitter: ismo.fun/twitter
WWW: ismo.fun

Up next

play ismo merriam webster one
Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

play serenity carr next to an illustration of a refrigerator with the letter d in it
Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

play alt-5db61f2bd1cc5
How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

play video who vs whom
Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

play there theyre their video
There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

play video how a word gets into the dicionary
How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

 

What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

play alright allright video
Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?