1. The most common letter in English is "e".
英语里最常见的字母是“e”。
2. The most common consonant in English is "r", followed by "t".
英语里最常见的辅音字母是“r”,接着是“t”。
3. Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry".
当代英语只有“angry”和“hungry”两个单词是以“gry”结尾的。
4. The word "bookkeeper" (along with its associate "bookkeeping") is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters. Other such words, like "sweet-toothed", require a hyphen to be readily readable.
“bookkeeper”这个单词(还有与之相关的“bookkeeping”)是唯一一个不带连字符、有三对连续重复字母的单词。还有一个类似的单词是“sweet-toothed”,但它需要用连字符连接以确保能读出来。
英语里最常见的字母是“e”。
2. The most common consonant in English is "r", followed by "t".
英语里最常见的辅音字母是“r”,接着是“t”。
3. Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry".
当代英语只有“angry”和“hungry”两个单词是以“gry”结尾的。
4. The word "bookkeeper" (along with its associate "bookkeeping") is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters. Other such words, like "sweet-toothed", require a hyphen to be readily readable.
“bookkeeper”这个单词(还有与之相关的“bookkeeping”)是唯一一个不带连字符、有三对连续重复字母的单词。还有一个类似的单词是“sweet-toothed”,但它需要用连字符连接以确保能读出来。