What is the most spoken word in the world?

What is the most spoken word in the world?

“OK” is one of the most frequently used and recognised words in the world. It is also one of the oddest expressions ever invented. But this oddity may in large measure account for its popularity.

Which word is used the most?

‘The’ tops the league tables of most frequently used words in English, accounting for 5% of every 100 words used. “’The’ really is miles above everything else,” says Jonathan Culpeper, professor of linguistics at Lancaster University. But why is this?

What is the most common English word spoken?

Top 100 Words in English

What are some old words?

10 Old English Words You Need to Be Using

• Uhtceare. “There is a single Old English word meaning ‘lying awake before dawn and worrying.
• Expergefactor. “An expergefactor is anything that wakes you up.
• and 4. Pantofle and Staddle.
• Grubbling.
• Mugwump.
• Rawgabbit.
• Vinomadefied.
• Lanspresado.

What is them in old English?

heo or hie = them (direct object) Dative or Instrumental. him = with him ( or indirect object) him = with it (or indirect object)

What is a Laylum?

• The word ‘laylum’ is used in this song to mean a chorus, or group of birds – hence why the bird sign is repeated throughout that line.

What are Old English words called?

Languages are abbreviated as follows: OE = Old English; MnE = Modern English; MnG = Modern German; MnDu = Modern Dutch; MnDa = Modern Danish; MnScots = Modern Scots; MnSw = Modern Swedish; L = Latin; MedL = Medieval Latin; MedGr = Medieval Greek.

How do you say before in Old English?

From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).