The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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