China has more English speakers than the United States.
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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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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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