More interesting facts about English

1. Some words exist only in plural form, for example: glasses (spectacles), binoculars, scissors, shears, tongs, gallows, trousers, jeans, pants, pyjamas (but note that clothing words often become singular when we use them as modifiers, as in "trouser pocket").
2. The shortest complete sentence in English is the following. "I am."
3. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat" meaning "the king is helpless". (www.englishclub.com)