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The English language is so broad, yet so meticulous, and thus we can all (or at least most of us) find that one word that means something completely different to what one would guess, that sounds utterly crazy or that we feel the need to use in every sentence. I have many a favourite, though I’d like to hear some of yours first. However, do remember that the length, meaning and pronunciation of a word are not its only attributes!

Facts related to the English language:

> There are about 700,000 words in the English language, of which only about 20,000 are
in common use at this stage in history
> Shakespeare used around 34,000 words in all of his works
> The King James Bible uses approximately 8,000 different words

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