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 == Language quirks and facts ==
+=== The most common words in English ===
+# the
+# be
+# to
+# and
+# a
+# in
+# that
+# have
+# I
+# it
+* of the top 20 most common words, 7 are <u>prepositions</u>
 === English synonymous & part of speech word use ===
-* the English language has more unique words than any other language
+* the English language has a huge number of words that have multiple definitions
-** Arabic has more words through compound word use, but those compounds are made up of individual words as opposed to word parts
+* other languages may be more explicit with distinct words that English will cover with a single word.
-**
+* for example:
 === "Love" in Greek ===