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  • It is the official language in 67 countries and 27 non-sovereign countries such as Hong Kong.
    True
  • 339 million people speak English as a second language.
    False
  • The word ‘lol’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011.
    True
  • The oldest English word that is still in use is “town”.
    True
  • Some English words are formed by combining two words together. For instance, ‘Hangry’ = Hungry + angry.
    True
  • Over 90% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.
    False
  • All air traffic controllers at international airports needn't be able to communicate with the pilots in English.
    False
  • The first English dictionary was written in 1855.
    False
  • Month, orange, silver, and purple do not rhyme with any other word.
    True
  • The word “set” has the highest number of definitions.
    True
  • About 4,000 words are added to the dictionary each month.
    False
  • Go!” is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English.
    True
  • William Shakespeare didn't have a great influence on the English language.
    False
  • The word “Goodbye” originally comes from an Old English phrase meaning “god go with you”.
    False
  • The longest word in the English language contains 45 letters.
    True
  • The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
    True
  • “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
    True
  • English originates from North West Germany and the Netherlands.
    True
  • English is not the official language of the United States.
    True
  • The letter ‘E’ is most commonly used in the English language
    True
  • The most used adjective in English is 'good'.
    True
  • 1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.
    True
  • Words that are used to fill in time when speaking, such as “like” or “basically”, are called crutch words (and should best be avoided!)
    True
  • The first English dictionary took eight years to be compiled.
    True
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