- The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
- The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle or superscript dot.
- The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
- There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times: "indivisibility."
- The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"
- The shortest complete sentence in English is the following. "I am."
- The longest English word without a true vowel (a, e, i, o or u) is "rhythm".
- The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
- The word "triskaidekaphobia" means "fear of Friday the 13th". It also means "superstition about the number thirteen" in general.
- A sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet is called a "pangram".
This blog is dedicated to posting some lesser known, informative, fun, amazing and other such facts on various topics. My efforts will be to provide sources which confirm to facts, and even if not provided, you can be sure that there has been some searching done regarding the credibility of the same. STAY INFORMED!
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
DYK #7: English is a phunny language...
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