Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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