Have you ever wondered what the little dot on top of an ‘i’ is called, or what the only two words in the English language that end in ‘-gry’ are? No? Well, get ready, because you are about to!
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 four 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 in ‘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’.
