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Day English Trivia: Expand Your Knowledge! Are you looking for some interesting English trivia to impress your colleagues or friends? Look no further as we present 30-day English trivia to add to your knowledge base.
1. Did you know that the word 'set' has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, the most for any English word?
2. The longest word in the English language is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,' a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.
3. 'Queuing' is the only word in the English language with five vowels in a row.
4. The shortest complete sentence in English is "I am."
5. 'E' is the most commonly used letter in English words.
6. 'Ough' can be pronounced differently in words such as 'through,' 'plough,' and 'dough.'
7. The word 'bookkeeper' is the only word in English with three consecutive pairs of double letters.
8. 'Drew' is the only word with two consecutive 'U's.
9. 'Dreamt,' 'leapt,' and 'smelt' are the only English words that end in 'mt,' 'pt,' and 'lt,' respectively.
10 The longest one-syllable word in English is 'screeched.' 1
1. The word 'oxymoron' is itself an oxymoron, as it originates from Greek words meaning 'sharp dull.' 1
2. 'Palindrome' is a word that reads the same backward as forward. 1
3. 'Abstemious' has all of its vowels in alphabetical order. 1
4. 'Stewardesses' is the longest word you can type with only the left hand. 1
5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a 'tittle.' 1
6. 'Cough' and 'rough' are the only two words in English that end with '-ough' but do not rhyme with 'through.' 1
7. The word 'honorificabilitudinitatibus' is the longest word comprising alternating consonants and vowels. 1
8. 'Queueing' is the longest word with only one vowel. 1
9. The word 'facetious' contains all the vowels in alphabetical order. 20. The only continent where the letter 'L' does not appear in its name is Asia. 2
1. 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the two longest words that can be made using letters from only one row of the QWERTY keyboard. 2
2. The word 'ambidextrous' means the ability to use both hands equally. 2
3. 'Bimonthly' can mean both 'every two months' and 'twice a month.' 2
4. 'California' is the only US state to have appeared in a Beatles song title. 2
5. 'Facetiously' and 'abstemiously' contain all the vowels in alphabetical order, including 'y.' 2
6. The shortest word containing all five vowels is 'eunoia,' which means 'beautiful thinking.' 2
7. 'Esplanade' means a long, open, level area, usually next to a beach or sea. 2
8. The word 'compliment' can also mean 'complete.' 2
9. 'Indescribable' is the longest word in English you can type using only the left hand. 30. The longest common English word with no repeated letters is 'uncopyrightable.' In conclusion, these 30 English trivia points may not come in handy every day, but they certainly create an impression when you share them. Keep expanding your knowledge and surprise people with these fascinating facts!