Thursday, 24 March 2016

English Language

The first English dictionary was written in 1755.

The most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'.

The least used letter in the alphabet is Q.

The oldest word in the English language is 'town'.

The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

“Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” is the Longest English word in the English dictionary it contains 45 letters.

The number 4 is the only number that has the same number of letters in it - FOUR.

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in English alphabet.

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.

1 out of every 8 letters written is an 'e'.

No words in the English language rhyme with “month”, “orange”, “silver” or “purple”.

The word 'Typewriter' is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard.

The word 'Rhythm' is the longest word without a vowel.

"Dammit I'm mad" is the same spelt backwards.

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