The letter 'E' is the most commonly used letter in the English language and appears in about 11% of all words.

The average English speaker uses only about 20,000 words actively — but recognizes 40,000–50,000.

The apostrophe was introduced into English in the 16th century — its rules have never been consistently applied.

The word 'muscle' comes from Latin 'musculus' meaning little mouse — the movement of muscles under skin resembled a mouse moving.

The word 'lethologica' describes the inability to remember the word you are trying to say.

The word 'robot' comes from the Czech word 'robota' meaning forced labor or drudgery.

Inuit languages do not have unusually many words for snow — this is a persistent linguistic myth.

The longest word without a vowel in English is 'rhythms.'

The word 'robot' comes from the Czech word 'robota', meaning forced labor.