Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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