Amazing Facts about the English Language!

English is a beautiful language but there is more to it. It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world so it is not surprising that so many people want to learn how to speak English.

English may appear to be straightforward in comparison to other languages, but that is likely because most people are unaware of how bizarre inventions, misunderstandings, errors, unusual terms, and unnecessary words are used throughout the language. The language is both interesting and widely used, and it undoubtedly has its own history and peculiarities. Don’t forget to focus on its more enjoyable features as well, rather than just grammar and other theoretical ones. We have put together a list of thirty amusing and fascinating facts about the English language to aid you in your assignment.

How many people speak English?

English is the second most spoken language, closely after Mandarin, with over 840 million people using it as a first or second language. 67 nations, including Puerto Rico and Hong Kong, as well as 27 non-sovereign entities, use it as their official language.

Let’s look at these lesser-known fcts today to brush up our knowledge futher.

1. ‘I am.’ is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

2. There is no word in the English language that rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

3. The longest word in English has 45 letters: ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis’! It is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash and sand dust.

4. The following sentence contains seven different spellings of the sound “ee”: ‘He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas’.

5. Due to a printing error, there was a word in the dictionary from 1932 to 1940 which didn’t have a meaning. The word was ‘Dord’ and it became known as ‘ghost word’.

6. ‘Pronunciation’ is the word which is most mispronounced in the language!

7. The most difficult tongue twister in the English language is “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick”.

8. The longest word that can be spelled without repeating any letters is ‘uncopyrightable’.

9. English actually originates from what is now in north west Germany and the Netherlands.

10. The phrase “long time no see” is to be a literal translation of a Native American or Chinese phrase as it is not grammatically correct.