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Did you know that...?x

x1. "Swahili"is a combination of African tribal languages, Arabic and Portuguese.x

2x. There are 6 words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum,
continuum, duumvirate, duumvir, and residuum.x

3x. The word "honcho" comes from a Japanese word meaning "squad leader" and first came into usage in the English language during the American occupation of Japan following World War II. x

x4. he word "queueing" is the only English word with 5 consecutive vowels! x

x5. "Canada"is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". x

x6. The word "pixel" is a contraction of either "picture cell" or "picture element".x

x7. When two words are combined to form a single word e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch the new word is called a "portmanteau".x

x8. The words 'sacrilegious' and 'religion' do not share the same etymological root.x

x9. The word rodent comes from the Latin word `rodere' meaning to gnaw.x

x10. The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows.

Did you know that...?x

x1. "Quisling" is the only word in the English language to start with "quis." Who is Quisling you ask? He was a Nazi collaborator who ran occupied Norway in World War II. If you call a Norwegian a "quisling," be prepared to see these usually docile people kick your butt!x

x2. The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".x

x3. The oldest word in the English language is "town".x

4x. The second longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism.x

5x. There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.x

6x. "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only words in the English language with 3 consecutive
double letters.x

x7. Seoul, the South Korean capital, just means "the capital" in the Korean language.x

x8. "Strengths" is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel. x

x9. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. x

x10. One of the longest English words that can be typed using the top row of a typewriter (allowing
multiple uses of letters) is 'typewriter.'

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You have brought us so fruitful information. Thank you Miss Sacha

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Quote :: x5. "Canada"is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". x

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Thank you sister Sacha for this new information.

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So pleased to read the interesting things you bring us sister sacha.