1.english language day celebration date- 23april
2.why we celebrate the English language day?
Every year, UN English Language Day is observed on April 23. In the year 2010, the Department of Public Information decided to observe 23 April as English Language Day along with other days observed for each of the UN’s six official languages namely Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. 23rd April was chosen in honor of William Shakespeare as this day is celebrated as both his birth and death anniversary. Those looking for more information related to English Language Day 2022 can find the same from this post.
3.Fun facts about the English language
Check out some fun facts related to English language that you might know.
1.A sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet is called a “pangram”.
2.The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” contains all 26 letters of the alphabet.
3.“I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
4.Swims will be swims even after turning it upside down.
5.Shakespeare invented many words of English including birthplace, blushing, undress, torture, etc
6.The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
7.Most English words begin with the letter “s”.
8.The combination “ough” can be pronounced in 10 different ways.
9.Numbers up to 1000 can be spelled without using the letter “a.”
10.Many English words have changed their meaning over time. For example, ‘awful’ used to mean ‘inspiring wonder’ and was a short
4.Quotes on English Language Day 2022
English is flexible. You can jam it into a Cuisinart for an hour, remove it and meaning will still emerge – Douglas Coupland
English is flexible. You can jam it into a Cuisinart for an hour, remove it and meaning will still emerge – Douglas Coupland
5.Facts about English language
English is the second most-spoken language after Mandarin with more than 840 million people around the globe speak English as a first or second language. More than 67 countries have adopted English as their official language. English is the only major language that doesn’t have any organization guiding it unlike some other UN official langauges. For example, there is French Académie française for the French language, for Spanish, there is Spanish Real Academia Española and for German, there is German Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung. These organizations control the evolution of their respective language in terms of use, vocabulary and grammar