segunda-feira, 1 de dezembro de 2008

Did you know that.....??

1) There are at least two words in the English language that use all of the vowels, in the correct order, and end in the letter Y: abstemiously & facetiously

2) The shortest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order is the word "almost."

3) No language has more synonyms than English

4) The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

5) Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u

6) "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

7) The longest one syllable word in he English language is "screeched".

8) The letter most in use in the English language is "E" and the letter "Q" is least used.

9) 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, ere, therein, herein

10) There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper

11) Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower).

12) Out of all the eight letter words in the English language, only one has only one vowel in it: "strength"

13) Only 3 words in the English language end in "ceed": "proceed," "exceed," and "succeed."

14) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple

15) Of all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the most definitions.

16) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious”

17) "Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number

18) There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper

19) All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English

20) There are only 4 words in the English language which end in "duos": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

21) The most common letters in English are 

R S T L N E

22) Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language