Interesting Facts About English in no particular order... The most common letter in English is "e". The most common vowel in English is "e", followed by "a". The most common consonant in English is "r", followed by "t". Every syllable in English must have a vowel (sound). Not all syllables have consonants. Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry". The word "bookkeeper" (along with its associate "bookkeeping") is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters. Other such words, like "sweet-toothed", require a hyphen to be readily readable.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 08:21:59 +0000
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