There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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