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-whiteflame-
16-08-2005, 07:58 PM
did you know that the longest word in the english dictionary is floccinaucinihilipilification.

although most people think it is antidisestablishmentarianism.

the longest word in the english language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis but because it is a medical term, it is not in the english dictionary.

Kitty-Gal
16-08-2005, 08:08 PM
I heard about the third word
but not the other ones ;o

Mentor
16-08-2005, 08:11 PM
only correct in parts. Depends on the dictonary you use, floccinaucinihilipilification is the longes in many. but supercalafradglistic (how ever its spelt) is the longest in others where it is storewd

If you count medical terms, then u would count chemical nanesm wich are up to the lengh of 80 000 letters, so the exsample u gave isnt anyware near the longest

Owen
16-08-2005, 08:55 PM
only correct in parts. Depends on the dictonary you use, floccinaucinihilipilification is the longes in many. but supercalafradglistic (how ever its spelt) is the longest in others where it is storewd

If you count medical terms, then u would count chemical nanesm wich are up to the lengh of 80 000 letters, so the exsample u gave isnt anyware near the longest

intresting...

misspartyqueen
16-08-2005, 08:57 PM
:o never new dat.. and i herd chav is gonna be in the dictionary, or have they already done dat because i herd it a while ago :s

Cypher-
16-08-2005, 10:12 PM
Did you know I can't pronounce those words Dan :(

Angel-Light
16-08-2005, 10:43 PM
Me neither, words are too hard to say =[ and Kali Chav/Ned is in Oxford dictionary. I heard they might be putting in chat language too o.o Funny times trying to teach my aunt chat speak such as "g2g" =']

xJoeYx
16-08-2005, 11:12 PM
ok.. so how do i pronounce floccinaucinihilipilification ??

flock-sin-auce-in-il-hill-ip-il-i-fication is my guess

Eamonn
16-08-2005, 11:19 PM
Me neither, words are too hard to say =[ and Kali Chav/Ned is in Oxford dictionary. I heard they might be putting in chat language too o.o Funny times trying to teach my aunt chat speak such as "g2g" =']
they already have like slang books there normally called txt launguage ones lmao i got out of bordem

-whiteflame-
17-08-2005, 06:38 AM
the only 1 i can prunounce properly is antidisastablishmentarianism. however if you make it start with a double negative then it takes it up to 30 letters instead of 28.

making the new word unantidisastablishmentarianism meaning objection to the opposision of the abolishment of the church. which means that this is the new longes (non medical word)

-Soph-
17-08-2005, 08:23 AM
I knew the floccinaucinihilipilification one

I can say it >;D

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