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sabato 30 novembre 2013
mercoledì 27 novembre 2013
lunedì 25 novembre 2013
curiosities about the English language!
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’.
giovedì 21 novembre 2013
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