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 * The English language... **
 * ...has a total of 550,000 words **
 * 2,000 words make up 90% of speech **
 * 400 words form 65% of writing **
 * Has 26 letters, **
 * Only 44 sounds **
 * Has 70 spelling combinations **
 * 50% of words are phonetic; 50% are not phonetic. **