Have you ever wondered what the little dot on top of an ‘i’ is called, or what the only two words in the English language that end in ‘-gry’ are? No? Well, get ready, because you’re about to! In the English language, … …the shortest word containing all five main vowels is ‘eunoia’, meaning ‘beautiful thinking’ or a state of normal mental health. …the longest word with only one vowel is ‘strengths’ (9 letters long). …there are only 4 words that end with ‘-dous’: ‘tremendous’, ‘stupendous’, ‘hazardous’ and ‘horrendous’. …the oldest word is ‘town’. …the longest one-syllable word is ‘screeched’. …the longest word with all the letters in alphabetical order is ‘almost’. …the only two words that end ‘-gry’ are ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’. …the longest word without the main vowels is ‘rhythms’. …the dot on top of the letter ‘i’ is called a ‘tittle’. …the most commonly-used word in conversation is ‘I’
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:03:42 +0000
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