About the English Language

Kabuki theatre is classical Japanese dance-drama, with very stylised action, masks and heavy make-up. It dates back to the early 17th century and is sometimes translated as 'the art of singing and dancing. 

In American English a curveball is a deceptive or unexpected action which poses a new challenge e.g. He threw a curveball by threatening to walk out of the meeting.  

The earliest reference to baseball comes in a diary entry of a Surrey solicitor, William Bray.

58 countries list English as an official language - but not the UK. 

According to Henry Hitchings Language Wars (2011) these nations do not currently have an official primary language:

58 countries have English as an official language - but not the USA.