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Some interesting facts about the English language
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1
How many words are added to the Oxford English dictionary each year?
50,000
10,000
4,000
30,000
2
What % of information stored on computers worldwide is in English?
60%
20%
80%
40%
3
Modern English comes from Old English, in which century did people first speak it?(2019 AD now)
500 AD
1350 AD
500 BCE (Before Jesus was born)
1000 AD
4
What % of the World's population can speak at least some English?
40%
10%
20%
25%
5
What is the most used word in English conversation?
You
Be
I
Come
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English IS NOT the common language of which industry?
Business
Computing
Aviation & Shipping (Air/Sea Travel)
Entertainment
7
How many words and phrases are there in the English language?
About 100,000
About 250,000
About 1 million
About 10 million
8
English is the official language of how many countries?
76
67
22
9
9
What is the least used letter in the alphabet?
Z
Q
X
K
10
Which word is the longest in the English language?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
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What is the oldest word in the English language?
Stone
Home
Meat
Town
12
What is the most used letter in the alphabet?
I
A
T
E
13
The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of which language?
Russian
French
Latin
Greek
14
What is the most common noun used in English?
Time
Thing
Person
Man
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What is the most common adjective used in English?
Good
New
Better
Bad
