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banana
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fairy
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What is the study of meaning in context?
phonetics
semantics
onomastics
pragmatics
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Approximately how old is the English language?
1,800 years old
1,400 years old
1,100 years old
900 years old
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What is polysemy?
When a word form has multiple meanings that may potentially be related to one another?
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Roughly what proportion of the world's population is competent in English?
one in four
one in 10
one in 100
one in 1000
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Which of the following is generally regarded as the first genuine dictionary in English?
Glossographia by Thomas Blount
An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webst
Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
A Table Alphabeticall by Robert Cawdrey
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True or False? The longest word in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
True
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What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English?
Go!
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thief
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rocket
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fairy
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lifesaver
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In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
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Which one of the following observations applies to the word typewriter?
It can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard
It's the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
It's a palindrome
It appeared in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English La
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Approximately how many words are added to English dictionaries each year?
10,000
6,000
300
1,000
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Smog â smoke + fog is an example of blending. Give another example.
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lifesaver
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fairy
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rocket
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banana
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How many diphthongs are there in English?
7
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6
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Which of the following terms refers to the substitution of a more offensive word or phrase for one considered less offensive?
dysphemism
orthophemism
euphemism
dramatism
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