【明報專訊】Last week I said "11" was English. A kind reader (and two editors) pointed out that "11" is originally Arabic. My point is that in common usage, "11" can be called "English", just like "cafe" and "metro" (from French), "dim sum", "yum cha", "chop suey", "chow mien", "wanton", and "wok" - all are now common usage "English" terms.