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Alphabet Soup
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Alphabet Soup  Many consider English to be one of the most complicated languages to learn. This week I have been on a word so thought I would share these interesting facts: Quick! Try naming five words that start with the letter L: lemon lazy labour lesson languid language The list goes on and on. What "L" words did you immediately think of? Now, try naming five words that start with the letter X: xylophone, x-ray, xenia Not so easy, right? What "X" words did you think of? The Oxford English Dictionary only contains 400 words that begin with the letter X. In Noah Webster’s Compendious Dictionary , published in 1806, there was only one word listed under the letter X: xebec, which meant, “a small three-masted vessel in the Mediterranean.” In 1828, when he put together his American Dictionary, that had only risen to . The list of words starting with the letter X continued to rise until it reached the 400 that we have today. Now, can you guess the most common letter in the English language? Those hours of watching Wheel of Fortune might just off. The most common letter in the English language is the letter E. E is everywhere. In an analysis of all 240,000 entries in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, the letter E appears in approximately % of all words which is about 6,000 more words than the runner-up letter, A. Did you know, E is the most commonly struck letter on your keyboard and the second most popular key after the space bar? And for my American friends, there’s only one letter that’s not in any U.S. State Name. Can You Guess It? Hmmm, 50 states, only 25 letters. Which one's missing? The answer is…Q. That’s right. 50 different names, and not one of them contains the letter Q. And, every very other letter shows up at least once. If you guessed J or Z, though, you were close, and probably don’t live in New Jersey or Arizona, since those are the only states that contain J and Z respectively. There are a couple of other rare letters, too, that only show up twice. No states but Alabama and Nebraska have a B in their name, and California and Florida are the only state names that contain F. If X was your guess, you were also close but it is in New Mexico and Texas. The only other letter with fewer than five appearances might surprise you: P! It’s only in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Mississippi (the latter’s double-P bumps it up to four appearances, even though it’s only in three state names). |
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[image] What is the strangest or most unusual English word that you know? The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' at 45 letters long. It refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.
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Some interesting facts about the Alphabets, I tried saying those words five times fast, they come out all garbled especially the L words. And I did know that E is the most common letter in the English Language. We always learn something from your blogs so thank you so much and I hope your enjoying your evening..  Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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Hmmm... well, you know me and word games; I'm not very good at them. I don't find any word strange, probably because I speak three and a half languages, so words are ALL strange — that FIRST time — yet familiar, in quick way. Happy Thursday. 😎❗❗ ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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The first 5 L words that came to mind for me were: Light Laughter Love Liquid Lovely The only X words I came up with were the three you already listed and I read the answer about Q not appearing in any state name before I thought about it. You really are one intriguing lady and I enjoy and appreciate the thought provocation from many of your posts.
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Very interesting
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Thank you for sharing
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Love, light, languish, lick "lork" (is lork a word?, it popped in my head) Never have me on your team in word contest/games stuff. Crosswords? forget it!, I'm helpless with those! 
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I agree, Very interesting!!!!
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Twat-Waffle!!!!
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I only know 25 letters of the alphabet, I don't know Y!
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Some interesting facts about the Alphabets, I tried saying those words five times fast, they come out all garbled especially the L words. And I did know that E is the most common letter in the English Language. We always learn something from your blogs so thank you so much and I hope your enjoying your evening..
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The English language is fascinating!
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Hmmm... well, you know me and word games; I'm not very good at them. I don't find any word strange, probably because I speak three and a half languages, so words are ALL strange — that FIRST time — yet familiar, in quick way. Happy Thursday. 😎❗❗
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The first 5 L words that came to mind for me were: Light Laughter Love Liquid Lovely The only X words I came up with were the three you already listed and I read the answer about Q not appearing in any state name before I thought about it. You really are one intriguing lady and I enjoy and appreciate the thought provocation from many of your posts. I like to share what I find interesting, different or unusual. It's always a bonus when someone else enjoys what I have posted. Thank you for being a watcher!
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Very interesting
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Thank you for sharing
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Love, light, languish, lick "lork" (is lork a word?, it popped in my head) Never have me on your team in word contest/games stuff. Crosswords? forget it!, I'm helpless with those!
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I agree, Very interesting!!!!
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Twat-Waffle!!!! Thanks for stopping by and sharing that word!
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I only know 25 letters of the alphabet, I don't know Y! Good one!
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Sounds like a challenge. I wonder how well it would pay?
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