1837, from Greek hoi polloi (plural) “the people,” literally “the many” (plural of polys, from PIE root *pele- (1) “to fill”). Used in Greek by Dryden (1668) and Byron (1822), in both cases preceded by. Ho “the” is from PIE *so- “this, that” (nominative), cognate with English the and Latin […]
Interjection. oll korrect. (idiomatic, dated) All right; okay. What language is Oll Korrect? Hypotheses include that it is an abbreviation for Old Kinderhook, US President Martin van Buren’s nickname, that it is an adaptation of the word “okeh” in the Native American Choctaw language, that it comes from the Scottish […]
eye-catching arresting, bodacious, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, What are the catchiest words? For one person, amazing might be catchy, while fantastic might be a better word for another.In general, catchy or powerful words are described as the words which trigger at least one of the following in the […]
Total number of letters in the alphabet Until 1835, the English Alphabet consisted of 27 letters: right after “Z” the 27th letter of the alphabet was ampersand (&). The English Alphabet (or Modern English Alphabet) today consists of 26 letters: 23 from Old English and 3 added later. Which was […]
In dictionaries, J, Q, and Z are found the least, but some of the words are rarely used. And if you value the opinion of cryptologists (people who study secret codes and communication), X, Q, and Z make the fewest appearances in the writing scene. What is the most useless […]
[M] [T] I burned my hand with an iron. [M] [T] I talked with her for an hour. [M] [T] I think she’s an honest woman. [M] [T] There is an apple on the desk. In which sentence we use an? A and an are two different forms of the […]
Vax. Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all seeing a surge in use. What is the word of the year […]
Zyzzyva has achieved notoriety for being the last word in several English-language dictionaries. Casey is commonly credited with naming the genus, although the etymology of the word is unclear. One theory is that the word was inspired by Zyzza, a former genus of leafhoppers. What are the 10 new words? […]
English Alphabet # Capital Letter Name 5 E e 6 F ef 7 G gee 8 H (h)aitch What is the 27th letter in the alphabet? The ampersand, also known as the and sign, is the logogram &, representing the conjunction “and”. It originated as a ligature of the letters […]
An English pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The most well known English pangram is probably “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. A perfect pangram is a pangram where each of the letters appears only once. What word contains all […]
feminine. Unfortunately, as with many rules, there are exceptions. The word mano (from Latin manus) is one of the few Spanish nouns which end with the letter ‘-o’ but which are feminine. Is mano el or LA? In general, most nouns that end with “O” are masculine, so the article […]
Below are some common teen slang words you might hear: Dope – Cool or awesome. GOAT – “Greatest of All Time” Gucci – Good, cool, or going well. Lit – Amazing, cool, or exciting. OMG – An abbreviation for “Oh my gosh” or “Oh my God” Salty – Bitter, angry, […]
Always use articles before: Names of rivers, seas, oceans such as, the Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea and the Missouri River. Deserts, gulfs, forests or peninsulas such as the Amazon, the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Mexico. Which article is used for Ganga river? Use “the” before the names […]
20 Most Difficult Words to Pronounce in the English Language Colonel. Worcestershire. Mischievous. Draught. Quinoa. Onomatopoeia. Scissors. Anemone. What are the 10 hardest words? As a follow up to our article on confusing words, here are ten of the most difficult words in English. Literally. If you know a language […]
Still, as the term changed in meaning to indicate that something is exciting, fresh or worthwhile, as when used in a phrase like “Come on down to the party, it’s lit!” usage propelled the term up our list in 2017 to first place where it remained for three solid years […]