English language

• Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E?
• The least used letter in the alphabet is Q
• Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt
• The first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON
• There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
• The oldest word in the English language is 'town'
• 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
• The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
• The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle
• The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'
• The word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
• The first English dictionary was written in 1755
• The word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
• 1 out of every 8 letters written is an e
• The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'
• All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin
• The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots)
• The word 'almost' is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order
• The most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'