coolT123
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| 15 Aug 2011 05:27 PM |
1.The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." 2."Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". 3.Almonds are members of the peach family. 4.The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe. 5.The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. 6.The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language. 7."Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." 8.There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 9.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. 10.11.An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
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furyking4
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| 15 Aug 2011 05:28 PM |
| 11. All these facts are copied from a website. |
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uggmun
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| 15 Aug 2011 05:28 PM |
| Fact #11. Did you know that this thread belongs in OT? |
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coolT123
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| 15 Aug 2011 05:28 PM |
| 11 was suppose to be 10 =p sorry |
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