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When is English language day celebrated?

On the 23rd of April. It was chosen because it is Shakespeare's birthday and death day.

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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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What is the only letter in English that is never silent?

The letter 'v'.

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What is the least commonly used letter in English?

The letter 'q'.

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

True

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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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What is the most commonly used letter in English?

The letter 'e'. It appears in approximately 11% of all words in the English language.

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What is the shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word in English?

I. Medieval manuscripts reveal that some of the oldest words in English are “I,” “we,” “two,” and “three.”

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

Angry and hungry

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How many words are there in the English language?

Somewhere between 1 and 2 million.

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How many words are added to the English dictionary every year?

More than 800.

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