It seems that English is the language with the most words, with a total number of words estimated between 500 thousand and 1.2 million. But we can not be sure, because the statistics experts use take into account only a minority of languages. Also, lexical counting is very difficult to do. An example is the German language, rich in compound words that are usually counted as a single term. One of the…
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Why did English become an international language?
The English language is without a question the most important worldly language today. Not only does the English language have the most speakers worldwide, it is also massively used in business, science and culture communication. Most native English speakers live in: USA Great Britain Canada Australia Ireland South Africa New Zealand Why Did English Become an International Language? Why English became the world’s most important language is an interesting question. Before English became a universal language, French…
The 12 weirdest words in English
English has some of the strangest words that they’ll never teach you in any English course, nor can you find them in a book or movie. That’s precisely why I wanted to collect and present a dozen of the rarest, weirdest and interesting words to pronounce in the English language. Here they are: Serendipity Meaning: To discover something beautiful by chance, that is when you are not looking for it. In…