- The word 'almost' is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
- The most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'.
- No words in the English language rhyme with the words angel, angst, breadth, bulb, depth, eighth, month, ninth, orange, purple, scalp or twelfth.
- The most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E.
- The least used letter in the alphabet is Q.
- 'I am.' is the shortest complete sentence.
- Skiing is the only word with double i.
- Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt.
- The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
- The first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON.
- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous'. They are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous. are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous'. they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous.
- The oldest word in the English language is 'town'.
- The words 'angry' and 'hungry' are the only two that end in 'gry'.
- 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
- The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.
- The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
- The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
- The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'.
- The word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles.
- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- The word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box.
- 1 out of every 8 letters written is an e.
- There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein. is a seven letter word in the english language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
- All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin.
- "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
- The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."
- The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
- The sentence "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs" uses every letter of the alphabet and uses the least letters to do so!
- 'Q' is the least used letter in the English alphabet.
- Goddessship is the only word in the English language with a triple letter.
- "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
- The word "alphabet" is derived from the first two letters in the Greek alphabet: "alpha" and "beta". word "alphabet" is derived from the first two letters in the greek alphabet: "alpha" and "beta".
- In the English language there are only three words that have a letter that repeats six times. Degenerescence (six e's), Indivisibility (six i's), and nonannouncement (six n's).
- The only three words in the English language to have 2 consecutive u's is vacuum, residuum, and continuum.
Sometimes even I don't know what is right and what is the truth but I tell you one thing don't believe in yourself too much.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Another Facts about English
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