Interesting Facts About the English Language, the Culture and English-speaking Countries, Part 1.

1. - The most common letter in English is "e";
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   - The most common vowel in English is "e", followed by "a";...
   
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   - Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry";
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   - The word "triskaidekaphobia" means "extreme fear of the number 13". This superstition is related to "paraskevidekatriaphobia", which means "fear of Friday the 13th";
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6. - More English words begin with the letter "s" than with any other letter.
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   - The word "uncopyrightable" is the longest English word in normal use that contains no letter more than once.
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   - The only word in English that ends with the letters "-mt" is "dreamt" (which is a variant spelling of "dreamed") - as well of course as "undreamt" :)
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10. - In English, the @ symbol is usually called "the at sign" or "the at symbol";
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    - The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha, bēta;
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- The shortest complete sentence in English is the following. "I am."