The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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