{"id":225,"date":"2025-08-04T08:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/?p=225"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:14:05","slug":"english-10-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"English &#8211; 10 Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n<title>Fascinating English Language Facts &#8211; Flashcards<\/title>\n<style>\n  body {\n    margin: 0;\n    background: #fff;\n    color: #111;\n    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n    display: flex;\n    flex-direction: column;\n    min-height: 100vh;\n  }\n  header {\n    background: #000;\n    color: #fff;\n    padding: 1.2em;\n    text-align: center;\n    font-size: 1.7em;\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    user-select: none;\n  }\n  main {\n    flex-grow: 1;\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: center;\n    align-items: center;\n    padding: 2em;\n  }\n  .flashcard {\n    background: #f4f4f4;\n    border-radius: 12px;\n    box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.13);\n    max-width: 540px;\n    width: 100%;\n    padding: 2.3em 2em;\n    text-align: center;\n    color: #111;\n    user-select: none;\n    font-size: 1.2em;\n    line-height: 1.5em;\n    position: relative;\n  }\n  .count {\n    position: absolute;\n    top: 16px;\n    right: 23px;\n    font-size: 1em;\n    color: #666;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 1px;\n  }\n  .nav-buttons {\n    margin-top: 2em;\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: center;\n    gap: 18px;\n  }\n  button {\n    background: #000;\n    border: none;\n    padding: 10px 28px;\n    color: #fff;\n    font-size: 1.05em;\n    border-radius: 6px;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    transition: background 0.22s ease;\n    user-select: none;\n  }\n  button:hover {\n    background: #222;\n  }\n  @media(max-width: 640px) {\n    .flashcard {\n      font-size: 1em;\n      padding: 2em 1.15em;\n      max-width: 95vw;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<header>\n  Fascinating Facts about the English Language\n<\/header>\n<main>\n  <div class=\"flashcard\" id=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"count\" id=\"count\"><\/div>\n    <div id=\"content\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"nav-buttons\">\n      <button id=\"prev\">\u2190 Prev<\/button>\n      <button id=\"next\">Next \u2192<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/main>\n<script>\n  const facts = [\n    \"The English language adds hundreds of new words every year\u2014and over a million words already exist!\",\n    \"The word \\\"set\\\" is one of the most complex: it has over 430 different meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary.\",\n    \"English uses no grammatical genders (unlike French, German, or Spanish).\",\n    \"Some English words exist only in the plural, including scissors, jeans, tongs, and binoculars.\",\n    \"The combination \\\"ough\\\" can be pronounced in at least 10 different ways (as in \\\"rough,\\\" \\\"through,\\\" \\\"though,\\\" \\\"cough,\\\" etc.).\",\n    \"If you write out numbers, you don't use the letter \\\"b\\\" until you reach \\\"billion.\\\"\",\n    \"The shortest complete sentence in English is \\\"Go.\\\"\",\n    \"English is the global language of the air: all airline pilots communicate in English, whatever their origin.\",\n    \"The most commonly used letter in English is \\\"e\\\"; 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