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English is the only major language that doesn’t have any organisation guiding it
True
The US doesn’t have an official language.
True
There are 26 different dialects of English in the US.
False
90% of English text consists of just 1000 words.
True
English is the official language of 60 countries.
False
Over 90% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.
False
The word “set” has only one meaning.
False
The most common adjective used in English is “good”.
True
1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.
True
11% of the entire English language is just the letter E.
True
The two most common words in English are he and she.
False
Over 4,000 words are added to the dictionary each year.
False
Over 840 million people speak English as a first or second language, which makes it the second most-spoken language right after Mandarin.
True
English actually originates from what is now called north west Germany and northern Ireland.
False
