Language Facts
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Do you know what is special about the following sentence? ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’. This type of sentence is called a 'pangram' as it uses every letter in the English language.
The longest word in English has 45 letters: 'pneumonoultra-
microscopicsilico-
volcanoconiosis'. It is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash
'Pronunciation' is the word which is most mispronounced in the English language!
Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
There are about 6,800 languages in the world.
The word 'time' is the most commonly used noun in english.
The longest English word that can be spelled without repeating any letters is ‘uncopyrightable’.
The most difficult tongue twister in the English language is "sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick".
There are approximately 6,800 languages spoken in the world today.
When children are six years old, they can understand approximately 13,000 words; high school graduates know at least 60,000 words.
The word "pain" comes from the Latin word "poena" that means punishment or penalty.