Have you ever wondered why exactly English is so widespread in the world? It is believed that due to its simplicity. But this is at first glance. If you digress from grammar and learn more about the language itself, you will discover an unusual story and rich vocabulary.
1. In English, there is a special name for people whose identity has not been established or disclosed for one reason or another: for men, the name John Doe is used, and for women, Jane Doe. Analogs are found in other languages as well.
2.Every two hours a new word is added to the English dictionary. This is about 4000 words per year!
3.The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
4.The oldest English words still in use are town, I, we, two, three.
5.English is spoken by 1 billion people, which is one in 7 people on the planet.
6.English is the official language of the sky. On international flights, pilots communicate in English, regardless of their native language and nationality.
7.Of all the English words, pronunciation is most often mispronounced!
8.For 8 years, the word-ghost "Dord" was present in the English dictionary. This word does not exist, it got into the dictionary due to a typing error. The word stayed in the dictionary from 1932 to 1940.
9.The @ symbol in English is called "the at sign" or "the at symbol".
10.The # symbol has several names in English: hash, pound sign, number sign.
