What do all of the following words have in common?
Couscous, froufrou, intestines, horseshoer, signings.
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Interesting Question of the Day – 13 March 2015
If you were to use a dictionary where all the words were spelt backwards, what would be the last word?
We’re not counting slang terms, proper nouns, acronyms, or abbreviations, but we will accept obscure words, provided they’re not just in the urban dictionary.
“Abuzz” is in the first few pages of a standard dictionary, but because it ends with the letter Z twice, it would be towards the end of our reversed letter dictionary.
Interesting Question of the Day – 10 December 2014
In the context of on road cycling, what does the acronym SMIDSY stand for? (The first two letters are “Sorry mate.”)
Interesting Question of the Day – 26 November 2014
This is 18th century racehorse Potoooooooo.
How is his name pronounced?
Interesting Question of the Day – 24 August
The word “avocado” is derived from an Aztec word, and the word “orchid” is derived from the same word in Greek.
What word is that?
Interesting Question of the Day – 14 August
Why is the letter “I” capitalised, when other personal pronouns like you, he, she, and so on are not?