WTF Fun Fact 12768 – English as a Second Language (ESL)
English is the most commonly spoken language – but only because so many people learn it as a second language. Click to read the full fact.
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WTF Fun Fact – Origin Of Walken’s Speaking Style
Majority of the people Christopher Walken interacted with as a child were non-native English speakers, including his father. Walken attributes … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – 2 Billion English Speakers
English is spoken by over 2 billion people in the world and there are more people who have learned it … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – English Adjective Order
When using multiple words to describe an object, native English speakers naturally list the adjectives in the following order: opinion, … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Esperanto Language
Esperanto is a constructed international auxiliary language based on a mix of English, German, French, and Spanish. It has just … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Good Guy Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper was a 17th-century physician who married a wealthy heiress, enabling him to provide his services free of charge. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Most Common Letter
‘E’ is the most common letter and appears in 11% of all English words. It is nearly 57 times more … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Facebook AI Chatbots Create Own Language
Facebook created two AI chatbots named Alice and Bob but shut them down when they stopped communicating in English because … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Latin Dirty Words
Latin had ~800 “dirty” words compared to the ~20 we have in modern English. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/the-intricacies-of-swear-words-in-history