DEFINITIONS
TED TALK
ENGLISH FUN FACTS
MISC
ENGLISH ONLY MOVEMENT
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The fear of prejudice against people from other nations
What is xenophobia
100
According to Patricia Ryan, a language dies every ___ days
What is 14
100
The Oxford English corpus has over ___ words in it
What is 2 billion
100
This word, meaning crazy, is derived from a bovine/equine disease.
What is Loco
100
The goal of the English Only Movement
What is to make the official language of the United States English
200
Abandoning heritage to conform to American ways
What is Americanization
200
Einstein was considered a remedial student because he suffered from this disease
What is dyslexia
200
The average American knows roughly ___ words in English
What is 50,000
200
This is the number of languages spoken in the U.S.
What is 311
200
The English Only Movement is an example of ___ behavior
What is xenophobic behavior
300
A process in which immigrants adopt cultural traits from their host country and are absorbed into society
What is assimilation
300
Today there are 6000 languages in the world, in 90 years there will be ___
What is 600
300
It is estimated that a new word in English is created every ___
What is 98 minutes
300
This is the most widely spoken language in the world
What is Chinese
300
The length of time it took Congress to pass the English Only Movement
What is about 2 decades
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A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true
What is self-fulfilling prophecy
400
The year that English tests became required for international students in the U.K. and the U.S
What is 1964
400
This is the number of countries that use English as their official language
What is 50
400
This is the fastest growing language in the U.S.
What is Spanish
400
This language prompted a English Only movement in the 1940s
What is German
500
The range of variation exhibited by human language
What is Linguistic Diversity
500
This age was credited to shining light on the Dark Ages by promoting translation of scripts.
What is the Islamic Golden Age
500
Is the oldest known word in the English language
What is who
500
This is the most widely taught language in the world.
What is English
500
This historical event sparked the first English Only Movement in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase
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