L'uso del software è anche un semplice e significativo contesto per prendere confidenza con la lingua inglese. Ecco ad esempio l'uso di un semplice script per tracciare istogrammi nel quale l'interfaccia con l'utente è in inglese:

una collezione di semi di fava - le lunghezze (cm):
1.35, 1.65, 1.80, 1.40, 1.65, 1.80, 1.40, 1.65, 1.85, 1.40, 1.65, 1.85, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 2.25, 1.55, 1.70, 1.55, 1.70, 1.55, 1.70, 1.60, 1.70, 1.60, 1.75, 1.60, 1.75, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.00, 1.55, 1.70, 1.75, 1.30, 1.55, 1.70, 1.75, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.75, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.45, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.85, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.85, 1.50, 1.60, 1.75, 1.90, 1.50, 1.60, 1.75, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.75, 1.90, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 1.95, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 2.00, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 2.30, 1.35, 1.65, 1.80, 1.40, 1.65, 1.80, 1.40, 1.65, 1.85, 1.40, 1.65, 1.85, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 1.90, 1.50, 1.70, 2.25, 1.55, 1.70, 1.55, 1.70, 1.55, 1.70, 1.60, 1.70, 1.60, 1.75, 1.60, 1.75, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.60, 1.80, 1.00, 1.55, 1.70, 1.75, 1.30, 1.55, 1.70, 1.75, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.75, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.40, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.45, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.85, 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.85, 1.50, 1.60, 1.75, 1.90, 1.50, 1.60, 1.75, 1.90, 1.50, 1.65, 1.75, 1.90, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 1.95, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 2.00, 1.55, 1.65, 1.75, 2.30

I loro volumi (cm³):
1.04, 1.27, 1.39, 1.08, 1.27, 1.39, 1.08, 1.27, 1.42, 1.08, 1.27, 1.42, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.73, 1.19, 1.31, 1.19, 1.31, 1.19, 1.31, 1.23, 1.31, 1.23, 1.35, 1.23, 1.35, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 0.77, 1.19, 1.31, 1.35, 1.00, 1.19, 1.31, 1.35, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.35, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.12, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.42, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.42, 1.16, 1.23, 1.35, 1.46, 1.16, 1.23, 1.35, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.35, 1.46, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.50, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.54, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.77, 1.04, 1.27, 1.39, 1.08, 1.27, 1.39, 1.08, 1.27, 1.42, 1.08, 1.27, 1.42, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.46, 1.16, 1.31, 1.73, 1.19, 1.31, 1.19, 1.31, 1.19, 1.31, 1.23, 1.31, 1.23, 1.35, 1.23, 1.35, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 1.23, 1.39, 0.77, 1.19, 1.31, 1.35, 1.00, 1.19, 1.31, 1.35, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.35, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.08, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.12, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.39, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.42, 1.16, 1.23, 1.31, 1.42, 1.16, 1.23, 1.35, 1.46, 1.16, 1.23, 1.35, 1.46, 1.16, 1.27, 1.35, 1.46, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.50, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.54, 1.19, 1.27, 1.35, 1.77

Le lunghezze (e analogamente i volumi):

 

(le medie le arrotondiamo, rispettivamente, a 1.66 cm e 1.28 cm³)