Interesting facts
Racecar, level, Hannah and kayak are Palindromes (words that read the same backwards as they do forwards). (You knew this didn’t you, but are there any more?)
There are only four words in the English language which end in ‘dous’: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in alphabetical order: abstemious and facetious.
(Now you are curious to know what they mean aren’t you?)Dreamt is the only English word that ends in ‘mt’.
Typewriter is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
(I know you are going to look and see if this is correct).
Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
Lollipop is the longest word typed with the right hand
The sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, uses every letter of the alphabet.
(Now, you know you’re going to try this out, am I right?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
(This is worth remembering if you play ‘articulate).
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