There are many facts about the English language. Some of them are given below:
1- The word arctic is derived from the ancient Greek word for bear, arktos. The reason is that the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, lies in the northern sky.
2- "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
3- What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
4- “I am”. Is the shortest complete sentence in English language.
5- “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
6- The word "mile" comes from the Roman milia, "thousands". The Romans measured distances in paces, which were about five feet. So, milia passum, 1,000 paces or about 5,000 feet, was the length of a mile.
7- The word “Set” has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
8- The word “Set” has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
9- There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper.
10- There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
11- The word "honcho" comes from a Japanese word meaning "squad leader" and first came into usage in the English language during the American occupation of Japan following World War II.
12- There are only two sequences of four consecutive letters that can be found in the English language: "rstu" and "mnop." Examples of each are understudy and gynophobia.
13- Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower).
14- The longest one syllable word in the English language is “screeched”.
15- "Journal" does not have any letters in common with the Latin word from which it is derived: dies, "day." Intermediate steps in the words development include the Latin diurnus, the Italian giorno, and the French jour.
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