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In Irish English, what does the phrase "I'm just after doing..." mean?
 
I've just finished doing...
 
I'm going to start doing...
 
I haven't done ... yet
 
I will do...
In Scottish English, what does "ken" mean?
 
Know
 
Can
 
Go
 
Cook
Kingly / Regal: which of these two synonyms comes from Latin?
 
Regal
 
Kingly
Which of these words is a "palindrome"?
 
Level
 
Through
 
Strength
 
Clock
Which of these animal nouns HAS a plural form?
 
Goose
 
Sheep
 
Moose
 
Deer
"Good-bye" is an abbreviation of the old greeting "God be with you"
 
True
 
False
Which of these English words comes from Arabic?
 
Alcohol
 
Strawberry
 
Anatomy
 
Astronomy
English is traditionally the international language of
 
Technology
 
Fashion
 
Music
Languages are constantly developing. Which part of a language is the quickest to change?
 
Vocabulary
 
Grammar
 
Pronunciation
English is the most spoken language in the world (by native + non native speakers)
 
True
 
False
Which of these common expressions was invented by Shakespeare?
 
Break the ice
 
Long time no see
 
See you later, alligator
 
It's a piece of cake
Etc. / a.m. , p.m. / vs. / p.s. ... Where do these abbreviations come from?
 
Latin
 
Greek
What language influenced modern English the most?
 
French
 
Italian
 
Spanish
 
Greek
What's the most commonly used word in English?
 
The
 
My
 
Of
 
To
According to dictionaries, which English words has the most possible meanings?
 
Set
 
Go
 
Make
 
Take
Which is the most common letter in English?
 
E
 
A
 
T
 
S
English is an Indo-European language, just like many others. Which of these is NOT an Indo-European language?
 
Hungarian
 
Greek
 
Spanish
 
Russian
What language family does English belong to?
 
Germanic
 
Romance
 
Slavic
 
Celtic
How many words feature in the Oxford English Dictionary?
 
600,000
 
150,000
 
2,000,000
 
900,000
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