Fun with written English symbols This is the second of series about English fun facts. It is about a few common written English symbols. You can read the first part here. The ‘#’ symbol has many names in normal usage: pound sign, number sign, hash or hashtag. When a comma is placed in front of… Read More »
Sometime grammar of English is crazy English is crazy. This sentence has seven identical words in a row and it still makes sense. “It is true for all that that that that that that that refers to is not the same that that that that refers to.” (= It is true for all that, that that “that”… Read More »
Fun facts about English The letter ‘E’ is the most common letter in English. ‘E’ is also the most common vowel in English, the letter ‘A’ is the second most common vowel. The letter ‘R’ is the most common consonant used in English and the letter ‘T’ is the second most common consonant. The letter “S” is… Read More »