Posts tagged ‘english’
English kings did not speak English for 300 years
Edward the Confessor grew up in Normandy, France while his half-brother Hardicanute was ruling England. At Hardicanute’s death in 1042, Edward took […]
08/16/2010. Category: famous. Tags: english, kings, language
Complete English novel without using the letter e
Ernest Vincent Wright’s 1939 novel Gadsby has 50,110 words, none of which contains the letter e. Don’t believe that a novel could […]
04/26/2010. Category: literature. Tags: english, novel
New words in the English language
English is the most spoken language in the world – Mandarin is the most spoken mother tongue – and has more words […]
02/08/2010. Category: literature. Tags: english, words
Difficult English
English is said to be a difficult language to learn: here’s why… • The farm is used to produce produce. • This […]
02/08/2010. Category: literature. Tags: english, grammar, spelling
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