Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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