English Language Facts

• Did you knowthe most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E
• Did you knowthe least used letter in the alphabet is Q
• Did you knowskiing is the only word with double i
• Did you knowdreamt is the only word that ends in mt
• Did you knowthe first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON
• Did you knowthere are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
• Did you knowthe oldest word in the English language is 'town'
• Did you know'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
• Did you knowthe word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
• Did you knowthe dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle
• Did you knowthe past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'
• Did you knowthe word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
• Did you knowThe first English dictionary was written in 1755
• Did you knowthe word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
• Did you know1 out of every 8 letters written is an e
• Did you knowthe longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'
• Did you knowall pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin
• Did you knowthe expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots)
• Did you knowthe word 'almost' is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order
• Did you knowthe most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'Just some fun facts! I thought they were pretty interesting - I hope you did too!! ((From here!))Love,
  ALPHA