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This document contains a list of words in different languages followed by 7 facts about the English language. The facts include that "widow" is the only female term shorter than its male counterpart, the word "set" has the most definitions in English, "bookkeeper" is the only English word with three consecutive sets of double letters, and only 3 words end in "ceed". It also notes that "strength" is the only 8 letter English word with one vowel and that football's "huddle" formation originated from a deaf player's use of sign language.
Language power point
- 1. Language Kieli andBy:cool facts Thai Saba Tesfaye Finnish Nyelv Taal Language Hungarian Idioma Dutch English Lingua Spanish Arabic Tungumál Latin Sprog Dil Turkish 语 Icelandic Язык Dannish Lugha Chinese simplifiedRussian Swahili
- 2. All 7 facts were got from http://www.muskuraha t.us/amazing- facts/language-facts- 1.asp
- 4. Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower).
- 5. Of all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the most definitions.
- 6. There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper
- 7. Only 3 words in the English language end in "ceed": "proceed," "exceed," and "succeed."
- 8. Out of all the eight letter words in the English language, only one has only one vowel in it: "strength"
- 9. The "huddle" in football was formed due a deaf football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and in turn huddled around him.
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