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 ===== Letter S =====
-S is the letter that is the beginning of more English words than any other.[([[https://mocomi.com/what-letter-starts-the-most-words-in-the-english-language/|thefreedictionary]])]
+S is the letter that is the beginning of more English words than any other.[([[https://mocomi.com/what-letter-starts-the-most-words-in-the-english-language/|mocomi]])]
+===== Funny Words =====
+The top 10 most funny terms in the English language, according to academics at the University of Warwick, are booty, tit, booby, hooter, nitwit, twit, waddle, tinkling, bebop, and egghead.[([[https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/booty_booby_and/|warwick]])]
+===== Good =====
+With 370 synonyms, the word "good" has the most in the English language.[([[https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/good|thesaurus]])]
+===== Callipygian =====
+It's true that there is an English word for "shapely buttocks." It's "callipygian", by the way. It derives from the Greek word "kallipygos", which means "kallos (beautiful) + pyge" (buttocks).[([[https://1word1day.livejournal.com/tag/wordsmith:%20spikesgirl58|1word1day]])]
+===== Longest Word Without Vowels =====
+"Rhythms" is the longest word in general usage without a vowel.[([[https://www.word-grabber.com/word-trivia/longest-word-without-vowels|word-grabber]])]
+===== Misused Word =====
+Ironic is the English word that is most frequently misused. Many people mistake irony for sarcasm, coincidence, or paradox.[([[https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/|thereader]])]
+===== Rhinorrhea =====
+The medical name for "runny nose" is "rhinorrhea".[([[https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/runny-nose/basics/definition/sym-20050640|mayoclinic]])]
+===== First Numer With A =====
+One thousand is the first number written out that starts with a "a".[([[http://www.rinkworks.com/words/numbers.shtml|rinkworks]])]
+===== More English Speakers In China =====
+Chinese people speak English at a higher rate than Americans do.[([[https://www.englishraven.com/how-many-people-in-china-can-speak-english-2019/|englishraven]])]
+===== Algonquian =====
+The now extinct Algonquian language gave rise to the terms "moose," "opossum," "pecan," "raccoon," "skunk," and "squash" in English. On what is now Roanoke Island in the United States, they were a local tribe that resided at the location of the first English colony.[([[https://intellitest.me/en/knowledge/UH3K0/answer/9Q7W5|intellitest]])]
+===== Darkle =====
+"Darkle" is the antithesis of "sparkle".[([[https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-is-darkle-the-opposite-of-sparkle|merriam-webster]])]
+===== Whatever =====
+Whatever is continuously rated as the most irritating English word.[([[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-words-annoying-idUSTRE6BE5TL20101215|reuters]])]
+===== Frisian =====
+Frisian, a West Germanic language spoken in portions of the Netherlands and Germany, is the tongue most similar to English.[([[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frisian-language|britannica]])]
+===== Longest Word With 4 Letters =====
+"Senseless" is the longest word you can create with just four letters.[([[https://premiertefl.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-the-english-language/|premiertefl]])]
+===== Good-Bye =====
+God be with you is condensed into the term "good-bye".[([[https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/goodbye-is-short-for-god-be-with-you.html|thetabernaclechoir]])]
+===== Capitonyms =====
+When the initial letter of a word is capitalized, the word's meaning is altered. Turkey (the nation) and turkey, (the bird) for instance.[([[https://www.englishbusiness.com/blog/capitonyms/|englishbusiness]])]
+===== Time =====
+The word "time" is the most used noun in the English language.[([[https://www.rd.com/article/most-used-noun-in-english/|rd]])]
+===== Most Commonly Used Word =====
+The most often used word in English is "the," which is followed by the words "be," "to," "of," "and," "a," "in," "that," "have," and "I".[([[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-time-is-most-often-used-noun/|cbsnews]])]
+===== Cul-de-sac =====
+Culs-de-sacs are the plural of cul-de-sac.[([[https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/what-is-the-plural-of-cul-de-sac/|quickanddirtytips]])]
+===== Embox =====
+Embox is short for "put something in a box".[([[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/embox|collinsdictionary]])]
+===== Checkmate =====
+The Arabic word "shah mat", which means "the king is powerless", is where the word "checkmate" in chess comes from.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/ieq7js/til_the_word_checkmate_is_derived_from_the/|reddit]])]

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