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Which of the following is a reason why new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary?
Which of the following is a reason why new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary?
What percentage of English vocabulary comes from other languages?
What percentage of English vocabulary comes from other languages?
Which of the following is an example of a word borrowed from another language?
Which of the following is an example of a word borrowed from another language?
What brought legal and religious concepts to Medieval England?
What brought legal and religious concepts to Medieval England?
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Why do new words need to be added to the English language?
Why do new words need to be added to the English language?
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True or false: Over 170,000 words are currently in use in the English language?
True or false: Over 170,000 words are currently in use in the English language?
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True or false: Nearly half of English vocabulary comes directly from other languages?
True or false: Nearly half of English vocabulary comes directly from other languages?
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True or false: New words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary every year?
True or false: New words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary every year?
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True or false: English has borrowed words from Rome and France for legal and religious concepts?
True or false: English has borrowed words from Rome and France for legal and religious concepts?
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True or false: Sometimes new words are added to fill gaps in expressing new ideas and inventions?
True or false: Sometimes new words are added to fill gaps in expressing new ideas and inventions?
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