10 essential curiosities about the English language

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You probably already know that English is one of the most widely spoken languages ​​in the world, but there are many interesting facts about this language that are not so well known… and some of them are very useful if you are studying English . Today we are going to tell you 10 essential curiosities or fun facts about the English language.


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1) English is the language with the greatest international presence. In 2015, there vietnam phone number list 67 sovereign states and 27 territories where English was the official language. It is also the common language of many professions worldwide, such as in the business world and in the aviation industry.

2) There are only two words in English that end in “-gry”: “ angry ” and “ hungry .” This may be why many English learners confuse the two, so be careful: being angry and being hungry are definitely not the same thing.

3) The English alphabet has only 26 letters… but 44 different sounds . That is one of the reasons why we Spaniards have so many problems with pronunciation, since we are used to words being read “the same way they are written.”

4) The ending in -ough is a headache for English students… and it is pronounced in up to 9 different ways. Ouch .

5) And speaking of pronunciation difficulties, there are words in English that are pronounced exactly the same, but they don't have any letters in common . This is the case of ewe and you or eye and I. Which reminds us of this joke... (If you get it when you read it out loud, you're on the right track!)

– What's a deer with no eyes?

– No-eye deer.

6) And if you still haven't had enough of the pronunciation, you should know that the most difficult tongue twister in the English language is " The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" . If you still don't dare to try it, here are a couple more to warm up your tongue:

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.