The ampersand (&) was once the 27th letter of the English alphabet.

Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words still used in English today, including 'bedroom,' 'lonely,' and 'generous.'

The word 'serendipity' was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754 based on a Persian fairy tale.

The word 'freelance' comes from medieval mercenaries who offered their 'free lances' for hire.

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

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

The English word 'war' derives from the Old High German 'werra,' meaning strife or confusion.

Txting and internet slang follow consistent grammatical patterns — linguists study them as natural language change.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis proposes that language structure influences thought — strong and weak versions are debated.