Language and Words Facts

    Random Language and Words Facts

    There are 68 Language and Words Facts!

    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
    51
    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
    923
    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
    14
    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
    84
    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
    125
    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
    12
    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
    121
    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
    135