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What language family does English belong to?

Romance

Celtic

Slavic

Germanic

Etc. / a.m. , p.m. / vs. / p.s. ... Where do these abbreviations come from?

Latin

Greek

English is an Indo-European language, just like many others. Which of these is NOT an Indo-European language?

Hungarian

Russian

Greek

Spanish

Languages are constantly developing. Which part of a language is the quickest to change?

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Grammar

What language influenced modern English the most?

Greek

French

Italian

Spanish

In Scottish English, what does "ken" mean?

Go

Know

Cook

Can

English is the most spoken language in the world (by native + non native speakers)

True

False

Which of these words is a "palindrome"?

Through

Strength

Level

Clock

In Irish English, what does the phrase "I'm just after doing..." mean?

I will do...

I've just finished doing...

I haven't done ... yet

I'm going to start doing...

Which of these common expressions was invented by Shakespeare?

It's a piece of cake

Long time no see

Break the ice

See you later, alligator

Which of these animal nouns HAS a plural form?

Sheep

Moose

Deer

Goose

According to dictionaries, which English words has the most possible meanings?

Go

Take

Make

Set

English is traditionally the international language of

Fashion

Music

Technology

How many words feature in the Oxford English Dictionary?

150,000

900,000

600,000

2,000,000

"Good-bye" is an abbreviation of the old greeting "God be with you"

True

False

Kingly / Regal: which of these two synonyms comes from Latin?

Kingly

Regal

What's the most commonly used word in English?

The

My

Of

To

Which of these English words comes from Arabic?

Anatomy

Astronomy

Strawberry

Alcohol

Which is the most common letter in English?

E

S

A

T