Interesting Things about the English Language that We Didn’t Know! by https://padlet.com/leilahwaggie8/yhdr5arwrbuy by Leilah Waggie en-us 2019-02-15 11:23:38 UTC 2019-06-21 15:45:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/357050566/1fb04351fa0330e731ac9b943db3b9d5/download.jpg English may seem simple compared to other languages, but that is probably because most people don’t realize it is full of misinterpretations, mistakes, strange words, and needless words! leilahwaggie8 https://padlet.com/leilahwaggie8/yhdr5arwrbuy/wish/331685051
  • English is actually from north west Germany and the Netherlands.
  • “Go!” is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English.
  • About 4,000 words are added to the dictionary each year.
  • The two most common words in English are I and you.
  • 1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.’.
  • Month, orange, silver, and purple do not rhyme with any other word.
  • 90% of English text consists of just 1000 words.
  • The word ‘lol’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011.
  • The shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word is “I.”
  • Swims will be swims even when turned upside down.

    The English language is as fascinating as it is popular and obviously has its own history. Over 840 million people speak English as a first or second language, which makes it the second most-spoken language right after Mandarin. Continue reading to learn them and get ready to impress your friends with your newly gained knowledge!


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