The longest word in the English language without a vowel is 'rhythms.'

The language with the most native speakers is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Spanish and English.

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The word 'set' has the most definitions in the English language — over 430 in some dictionaries.

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The dot over a lowercase 'i' and 'j' is called a tittle.

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Spoonerisms — transposing initial sounds of words — are named after Rev. William Spooner who famously made them.

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There's a German word 'schadenfreude' meaning pleasure derived from others' misfortune, with no English equivalent.

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All human languages have nouns and verbs — but many lack adjectives or other categories found in English.

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Sign languages are complete natural languages — they are not universal and vary by country.

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The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet.

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