Weird Word Facts: English 101
October 18th, 2005In the English language, the single longest word that is spelled by displaying all of its letters in alphabetical order, is “almost.”
If you spell out the names of every number from one to 999, you will find every vowel except “A.”
What is a seven letter word that let’s you spell out seven complete words in the same order their letters appear in the original word? The answer is “therein,” which can be broken down into there, the, he, her, here, rein, and in.
Which English word begins and ends with the letters “und”? The word “underground.”
By Sherry Holetzky