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23 July 2007

5 things you didn't know about English

1. The little dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

2. The symbol most people call 'hash' (#) is actually called an octothorpe.

3. The English word with the most different meanings is 'set'.

4. 'Screeched' is the longest one syllable word in English.

5. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

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