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  • Word Trivia

    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 which end in'-dous' tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

    The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

    The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

    The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.

    Los Angeles’s full name is 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula' and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, 'L.A.'

    There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, 'therein' the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.

    The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.

    The name for Oz in the 'Wizard of Oz' was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence 'Oz.'

    ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

    To 'testify' was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

    The combination 'ough' can be pronounced in nine different ways.The following sentence contains them all 'A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.'

    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

    Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order

    The word 'Checkmate' in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat,' which means 'the king is dead'.

  • #2
    Re: Word Trivia

    The only word to have 3 double letters consecutively is bookkeeping!
    I learnt that in college lol
    Theres probably another one now what with our language changing daily! ump1:

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    • #3
      Re: Word Trivia

      What about antidisestablishmentarianism?

      and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch?

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      • #4
        Re: Word Trivia

        Did you know that honorificabilitudinitatibus, at 27 letters long, is the longest word consisting strictly of alternating consonents and vowels?
        or that cabbaged and fabaceae, each 8 letters long, are the longest words that can be played on a musical instrument?
        Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

        It doesn't matter where your journey begins, so long as you begin it...

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        • #5
          Re: Word Trivia

          Originally posted by Kati View Post
          Did you know that honorificabilitudinitatibus, at 27 letters long, is the longest word consisting strictly of alternating consonents and vowels?
          or that cabbaged and fabaceae, each 8 letters long, are the longest words that can be played on a musical instrument?
          :scared:

          Googled it and found:

          Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the dative and ablative plural of the medieval Latin word honorificabilitudinitas
          I think I'll be better off with the Chinese translation! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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          • #6
            Re: Word Trivia

            Originally posted by FlamingParrot View Post
            I think I'll be better off with the Chinese translation! :lol: :lol: :lol:
            象徵榮譽的 xx
            Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

            It doesn't matter where your journey begins, so long as you begin it...

            recte agens confido

            ~~~~~

            Any advice I provide is given without liability, if you are unsure please seek professional legal guidance.

            I can be emailed if you need my help loading pictures/documents to your thread. My email address is Kati@legalbeagles.info
            But please include a link to your thread so I know who you are.

            Specialist advice can be sought via our sister site JustBeagle

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            • #7
              Re: Word Trivia

              Originally posted by Kati View Post
              象徵榮譽的 xx
              由於卡蒂非常有意義現在

              :lol: :lol: :lol:

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              • #8
                Re: Word Trivia

                Originally posted by FlamingParrot View Post
                由於卡蒂非常有意義現在

                :lol: :lol: :lol:
                你让我脸红
                Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

                It doesn't matter where your journey begins, so long as you begin it...

                recte agens confido

                ~~~~~

                Any advice I provide is given without liability, if you are unsure please seek professional legal guidance.

                I can be emailed if you need my help loading pictures/documents to your thread. My email address is Kati@legalbeagles.info
                But please include a link to your thread so I know who you are.

                Specialist advice can be sought via our sister site JustBeagle

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                • #9
                  Re: Word Trivia

                  我愛它

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