Sabtu, September 24, 2011

English fun facts

'Rhythm' is the longest English word without a vowel.

The word 'queue' is the only word in English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last 4 letters are removed. 
There are only 4 English words in common use ending in "-dous": hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous. 
'Underground' is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters 'und'. 
Only two English words in current use end in '-gry'. They are 'angry' and 'hungry'. 
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions. 
There are more than 125 English dialects worldwide: each dialect uses English in its own way, from pronunciation to construction.

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