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The official language of the USA is English. True or False.

False

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What are some words in English where only the first letter is pronounced?

‘Queue’, ‘Tea’ and ‘Pea’

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How many people speak English as a first or second language?

Over 840 million. It is the second most spoken language globally, after Mandarin Chinese.

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More people in the world have learned English as a second language than there are native English speakers. True or False?

True

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Shakespeare added over 1500 new words and expressions to English. True or False?

True

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What is the letter that begins the most words in English?

The letter 's'. There are about 74,992 words in the English Language that start with 's'.

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The longest word published in most dictionaries has 45 letters. True or False?

True. It's pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - a type of lung disease.

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How many words are there in the English language?

Somewhere between 1 and 2 million.

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What is the most common adjective in English?

Good

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How many countries has English as their official language?

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How many words do you need to know to become a proficient English speaker?

About 4000 words.

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Which word in the English language has the most meanings?

The word 'run'. According to one lexicographer, it has 645 distinct definitions.

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There are only 2 modern English words that end in -gry. What are they?

Angry and hungry

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