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Which subject	English
What age group	College
What topic	Sidney’s An Apology for Poetry
Quantity	1
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Are you ready for a bit of brain-teasing fun to kick start our lesson today? Take a look at these fascinating and obscure facts about the English language and see if you can guess which one does not belong:

• The English word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
• The shortest complete sentence in English is "I am."
• "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt."
• "Bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with three consecutive double letters.

If you guessed the first fact does not belong, then you're correct! But why are we starting our lesson with mind-boggling trivia about the English language, you ask? Well, just as these facts may seem trivial and insignificant at first glance, we too often overlook the significance and beauty of the art of poetry. Today, we're going to be exploring Sir Philip Sidney's An Apology for Poetry, and discover why poetry is not just a frivolous pursuit, but a fundamental and timeless part of human expression.