10 Fun Facts about the English language.
English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Let's look at 10 fun facts about this language. 1. "I" is the shortest word in English. 2. "I" and "you" are the most common words in English. 3. "Good" is the most common adjective in English. 4 . Shakespeare invented over 1700 words in the English language. 5. "month", "orange", "silver", "purple", do not rhyme with any other word in the English language. 6. All pilots speak English on International flights. 7. "e" is the most common letter in the English language. 8. English is the third most commonly spoken language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is the first followed by Spanish. 9. English is a mix of Old Norse, Anglo-Norman and Old German. 10 . The oldest word in the English language is "town".