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One in eight words in English is spelled with &#8220;E&#8221;;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0When it comes to the beginning of the words, a lot of English words begin with the letter &#8220;S&#8221; more than with any other letter of the alphabet;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; English is the official language of the international aviation: no matter which country you are flying over, every pilot must speak English on international flights;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6822\" src=\"http:\/\/seda.college\/wp-content\/uploads\/carousel11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A pangram is a phrase that uses all the letters of the alphabet of a language. It&#8217;s used to test the keyboards. In English, the best-known pangram is: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\nREAD MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seda.college\/blog\/en\/6-series-on-netflix-to-test-your-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 SERIES ON NETFLIX TO TEST YOUR ENGLISH<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word of the English language;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6823 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seda.college\/wp-content\/uploads\/longest-word.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The word &#8216;Set&#8217; has more definitions than any other word;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The most complicated tongue-twister in English is: &#8220;sixth sick sheik&#8217;s sixth sheep&#8217;s sick&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WqEckmZ46w8\"><iframe title=\"Q&amp;A: Tongue Twister: The sixth sick sheik&#039;s sixth sheep is sick... ugh!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WqEckmZ46w8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So, did you know any of these curiosities before? 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