Quirks of English Trivia FIVE questions you probably don’t know about the language you speak.

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Quirks of English Trivia FIVE questions you probably don’t know about the language you speak

Q1. The first letters of the months separating June and December spell what name…

Q2. If English is the third most commonly spoken language in the world, what are 1 and 2 on the list?third most commonly spoken language

Q3. More English words begin with the letter ____ than any other letter of the alphabetany other letter of the alphabet

Q4. ___________________ is the oldest word in the English languagethe oldest word

Q5. Only two modern English words end in “-gry”? What are they?