Facts about English and languages

What does the word English mean?

• cool

• fish hook

• world language

How many words are there in English?

• 100,000

• at least 1,000,000

• no one knows

How many people speak English in the US and Canada?

• about 100 million

• 200million

• over 250 million

How much of international organisations use English as working language?

• 65%

• 85%

• 75%

What's the second language most used for working organisations?

• French

• Chinese

• German

The first book in English was printed in 1475, when did the first dictionary appeared?

• 1604

• 1554

• 1504

How many people speak English worldwide?

• 800,000

• at least 1,5 million

• 1,2 million

How many languages were there in the world?

• 5890

• 6703

• 6578