Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages

The only three words in the English language to have 2 consecutive u’s is vacuum, residuum, and continuum.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The words vacuum, residuum, and continuum all contain the double letter sequence 'uu' and are among the most common English words with this pattern. These words share a Latin origin where the 'uu' represents a 'w' sound. While there are obscure scientific terms that may contain consecutive u's, these three are the standard examples taught in English linguistics.

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