http://hypography.com/forums/ The history, evolution, and usage of the English and other languages. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://hypography.com/forums/images/styles/new_facebook/images/misc/rss.jpg http://hypography.com/forums/ http://hypography.com/forums/linguistics/21462-learn-english.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:16 GMT Learn English is quite a task. England, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, USA and South Africa... Learn English is quite a task. England, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, USA and South Africa are the various countries offering some of the best English learning programs. However, for getting official and internationally recognized certificates, the British or the American educational system exams need to be passed. These are TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge FCE exams. It is not possible for all to go to England or USA for clearing these exams, therefore, there are other affiliated schools scattered all across the world. These schools in the other parts of the world are affiliated by these two English education systems and can issue recognized certificates to the students on their behalf. ]]> Linguistics aiyana http://hypography.com/forums/linguistics/21462-learn-english.html http://hypography.com/forums/linguistics/21459-facts-english-language.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:45:48 GMT Some Interesting Facts of English Language
• "Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
• "Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
• There is no word that rhymes with orange.
• "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
• Of all the words in the English language, the word ' set ' has the most definitions!
• Only 3 words in the English language end in "ceed": "proceed," "exceed," and "succeed."
• Of all the languages in the world, English has the largest vocabulary about 800,000 words."Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
• "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
• "Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
• The shortest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order is the word "almost."
• The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultra-microscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
• The letter most in use in the English language is "E" and the letter "Q" is least used.
• There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper
• There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." ]]> Linguistics aiyana http://hypography.com/forums/linguistics/21459-facts-english-language.html