Why do we like and why is it important to learn English language?
English gives you the opportunity to communicate with people around the world. English is the language of science, aviation, computer, communications and tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job at an international company in your country or getting a job abroad. It is also a language of communication, media and the internet, so learning English is essential for fun and entertainment as well as at work.
Today we are going to look at a list of some interesting facts about the English language for children.
Interesting Facts about English Language
- English is actually native to northwestern Germany and the Netherlands.
- The common phrase “long gone unnoticed” is a literal translation of an American or Chinese grammatical misconception.
- “Go” is a short, grammatically correct sentence in English.
- The real name of the butterfly was flutterby.
- About 4,000 new words are added to the dictionary each year.
- The two most common English words are ‘I’ and ‘you’.
- 15% of all English language is the letter E.
- English is considered one of the happiest and most interesting languages in the world. The word ‘happy’ which is used 3 times more than the word ‘sad’
- More than 1/4 people in the world speak English.
- The US has no official language other than English.
- No organization controls and directs this great language. Organizations, the French Académie française, the Spanish Real Academia Española and the German Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung are responsible for controlling the emergence of their language in terms of usage, vocabulary, and grammar.
- The most widely used adjective in English is ‘good’.
- The most commonly used noun is ‘time’.
- It is learned that the word ‘set’ has a high number of meanings.
- It is very interesting to note that the moon, orange, silver, and purple have no rhyme with any other name.
- The English language contains many contradictory words and depends on the context.
- More than 80% of the information stored on computers is for the public interest.
- Words used to fill in the blanks when speaking, such as ‘like’ or ‘basic’, are called bending words.
- English is the official language in 67 countries.
- About 90% of English text contains only 1000 words.
- There are 24 different English vernacular languages in the US.
- The word ‘lol’ has now been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011.
- The English language began to be used in London and surrounding areas during the American Revolution.
- Shakespeare coined many words, such as birthplace, shame, disdain, abuse and other such English words.
- The word ‘Goodbye’ is derived from an Old English word meaning ‘god be with you’.
- Etymologically, Great Britain means ‘the great world of the tattooed’.
- It is very interesting to note that there are seven ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound in English. This sentence contains all: ‘He believed that Caesar saw the people grabbing the sea’.
- Many English words have changed its meaning over time – for example, ‘awful’ used to mean ‘inspiring wonder’ and was a short version of ‘full of awe’, whereas ‘nice’ used to mean ‘silly’
- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- The oldest English word still in use is ‘town’.