boinky 0 #1 December 16, 2005 To prevent our minds from rotting from all the TV reruns, constant Christmas music, too much food, drink and parties, I present something to stimulate it for a moment or two. *"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. *"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. *Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions. *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." *The English-language alphabet originally had only 24 letters. One missing letter was J, which was the last letter to be added to the alphabet. The other latecomer to the alphabet was U. *The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #2 December 18, 2005 Cool!!! I like to learn new things !! Thanks !I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
