Discover some of the most intriguing and lesser-known facts about the English language

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The Longest Word in English 🏆

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Over 170,000 Words in Use📚

The Silent “K” Mystery! 🤫

English has a word for every feeling and situation. From “serendipity” (the joy of finding something good without looking for it) to “sonder” (the realization that everyone has a life as vivid as your own), English captures every nuance of human experience!

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“Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe is considered the first novel written in English. It was published in 1719 and is still a popular read today.

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English features “contronyms,” words that can have opposite meanings depending on the context. For example, “cleave” can mean both “to split apart” and “to cling”!

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Believe it or not, there are some English words that don’t have perfect rhymes. Words like “orange,” “silver,” and “month” are notoriously difficult to rhyme!

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“Dord” was a ghost word in the dictionary that was accidentally created due to a typographical error. It was included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for a brief period in the 1930s!

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English spelling can be tricky because it has more ways to spell the same sound than most languages. For instance, the sound “sh” can be spelled as “sh,” “ch,” “tch,” or “ss”!

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“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” This classic sentence uses every letter of the English alphabet at least once, making it a great tool for typing practice!

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Discover some of the most intriguing and lesser-known facts about the English language

The Longest Word in English 🏆

Did you know the longest word in the English dictionary is “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”? It’s a lung disease caused by inhaling and it has 45 letters!

Over 170,000 Words in Use📚

There are more than 170,000 words currently in use, with many more words waiting to be added.

The Silent “K” Mystery! 🤫

Ever wondered why “knight” starts with a silent “k”? English has many words where letters aren’t pronounced, a quirky remnant from its Old English origins

English has a word for every feeling and situation. From “serendipity” (the joy of finding something good without looking for it) to “sonder” (the realization that everyone has a life as vivid as your own), English captures every nuance of human experience!

“Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe is considered the first novel written in English. It was published in 1719 and is still a popular read today.

The First English Novel Was Written in 1719! 📖

English features “contronyms,” words that can have opposite meanings depending on the context. For example, “cleave” can mean both “to split apart” and “to cling”!

A Language of Unusual Pairs! 🧩

Believe it or not, there are some English words that don’t have perfect rhymes. Words like “orange,” “silver,” and “month” are notoriously difficult to rhyme!

English Words Without a Rhyme! 🎤

“Dord” was a ghost word in the dictionary that was accidentally created due to a typographical error. It was included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for a brief period in the 1930s!

The Strange Word “Dord”! 🔤

English spelling can be tricky because it has more ways to spell the same sound than most languages. For instance, the sound “sh” can be spelled as “sh,” “ch,” “tch,” or “ss”!

English Spelling Is a Maze! 🧩

“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” This classic sentence uses every letter of the English alphabet at least once, making it a great tool for typing practice!

The Shortest Sentence With All Letters of the Alphabet! 🅰️