Fun Fact About English

5 Language Facts That Make English Weird

English is full of quirks!

• The word "set" has over 430 definitions — longest in the dictionary.
• "E" is the most common letter — used in 11% of words.
• "Dreamt" is the only English word ending in "mt".
• The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes (Anglo-Zanzibar War).
• "Goodbye" comes from "God be with ye" — shortened over time.

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