You may have read that, but it's wrong. Actually, I think it qualifies as both wrong and not even wrong: 1. No two linguists would be able to agree on a defini

You may have read that, but it's wrong. Actually, I think it qualifies as both wrong and not even wrong: 1. No two linguists would be able to agree on a definition of 'the amount' of information in a sentence. 2. Even for some arbitrary measure of information, it would depend on what was being said. Are we talking about banter between two friends meeting in the street, or a university lecture? 3. The idea that English is special for linguistic reasons is just wrong. It's a language like any other. They all have their quirks.