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

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

3 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

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

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

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

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