The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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 word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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