The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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