Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets — and invented over 1,700 words still used in English.

All human languages have nouns and verbs — but many lack adjectives, adverbs, or other categories found in English.

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The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters.

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Txting and internet slang follow consistent grammatical patterns — linguists study them as natural language change.

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Some parrots can learn to associate words with objects.

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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words still used in English today, including 'bedroom,' 'lonely,' and 'generous.'

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The word 'nerd' was first used in a Dr. Seuss book in 1950.

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The Basque language has no known relatives anywhere in the world — it is a true language isolate.

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Orcas have unique dialects.

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