Random facts about English

THE longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched".

  • "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
  • The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
  • The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
  • "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und".
  • There are only four words in the English language that end in "-dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

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