Fun Facts About the English Language

Question 1

The word 'Goodbye' originally meant:

Accepted Answer

God be with you

Question 2

The word ‘lol’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What is the most commonly used letter in English?

Accepted Answer

E

Question 4

The United States doesn’t have an official language.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

A new English word is added to the dictionary every _________.

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Question 6

What is the most commonly used adjective?

Accepted Answer

Good

Question 7

Most English words come from:

Accepted Answer

French or Old English

Question 8

English has less words than most languages.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

There are approximately 1.5 billion English speakers in the world (20% of the world’s population).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Shakespeare added over 1,000 words to the English language.

Accepted Answer

True

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