The Oxford comma (serial comma) prevents ambiguity — its omission once led to a $5 million court settlement.

'Dreamt' is the only common English word that ends in 'mt'.

The word 'silly' once meant 'blessed' or 'happy' in Old English.

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

The shortest complete sentence in the English language is 'I am.'

The phrase 'rule of thumb' has multiple possible origins — none involving domestic violence, despite popular myth.

Creole languages develop when children of pidgin speakers create a fully structured native language from a simplified trade tongue.

The word 'silly' originally meant 'blessed' in Old English.

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