English Language Did You Know - Part 1

  • did you know :


  • the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E

  • dreamt is the only word that ends in mt
  • the oldest word in the English language is 'town'

  • the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON

  • there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)


  • the oldest word in the English language is 'town'

  • 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters

  • the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel

  • the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle

  • the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'