How many languages are spoken in London alone?
more than 300
Which mental ailment is delayed or prevented by learning a foreign language?
Dementia
Which is the shortest sentence in English language?
Go!
What do Turkish and English have in common?
They are both considered 'genderless' words.
Which language was successfully revived after 15 centuries?
Hebrew
Mathematics, astronomy, biology, geography, technology, philosphy, not to mention politics, democracy and many more common terms in Europe’s languages all have their origins in...
Greek!
How many countries use English as their official language?
67
In Greek it is called 'French chicken', in Portuguese 'peru', in Turkish 'hind'i. In English it is called...
Turkey
Which was the first language written in print?
German
Which language(s) capitalize their nouns?
German and Luxemburgish
How many ways of writing the sound “o” within a word are there in French?
16
What was the original reason why some languages were written from left to right?
To avoid getting smudged by the ink.
What is the word 'goodbye' short for?
God be with you.
When can babies differentiate between sounds in their native language and foreign languages?
When they are a few hours old!
What is 'HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIOPHOBIA'?
Fear of long words
Is American English the official language of the U.S.A.?
No, it is one of its many official languages.
How many language versions is the word game"Scrabble" available in?
38 including Latin and Faroese.
What percenatage of languages is currently 'dying'?
43%
How many languages have been created for the needs of literary texts such as the Lord of the Rings or movies i.e. Star Trek?
an estimated 200
How many new words did Shakespeare create?
1700