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 Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:47 pm
What are some long words you know? You have to be able to define and spell them.
Hippopotomonstrosisquipadilian: pertaining to a long word.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:59 pm
Antidisestablishmentarianism: a political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state. Longest word in the english language and the longest word I know by heart. sweatdrop
Where did you find that word?! eek
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:24 pm
wikkedwitch Antidisestablishmentarianism: a political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state. Longest word in the english language and the longest word I know by heart. sweatdrop I remember that my English teacher used that word in class when I was in year 10 (or may be 11), but she actually had the meaning wrong because it has a double negative (she said it just to be funny), and I pointed it out, which was even more funny.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:59 pm
pneumonultramicroscopiccsiliavolcaniconiosis: Some kind of lung condition that comes from inhaling volcanic dust.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:09 pm
The MoUsY spell-checker wikkedwitch Antidisestablishmentarianism: a political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state. Longest word in the english language and the longest word I know by heart. sweatdrop I remember that my English teacher used that word in class when I was in year 10 (or may be 11), but she actually had the meaning wrong because it has a double negative (she said it just to be funny), and I pointed it out, which was even more funny.  That is the longest word I know, and I've actually used it to describe a rather empty-headed aquaintance of mine. HE doesn't understand why I (a Wiccan schoolteacher) am against having the bible read in the local elementrary school. sweatdrop I told him that antidisastablishmentarianism died many years ago and it was best not to try and revive it. I think his brain shut down. lol My marbles...
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:17 am
I'm more a fan of effective words than long ones - I really hate the standard "good"/"nice"/"interesting" sorts of words, but I just want words that are specific and work well in context, regardless of the length.
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Intellectual Elocutionist
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:40 pm
SofiaDragon The MoUsY spell-checker wikkedwitch Antidisestablishmentarianism: a political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state. Longest word in the english language and the longest word I know by heart. sweatdrop I remember that my English teacher used that word in class when I was in year 10 (or may be 11), but she actually had the meaning wrong because it has a double negative (she said it just to be funny), and I pointed it out, which was even more funny. That is the longest word I know, and I've actually used it to describe a rather empty-headed aquaintance of mine. HE doesn't understand why I (a Wiccan schoolteacher) am against having the bible read in the local elementrary school. sweatdrop I told him that antidisastablishmentarianism died many years ago and it was best not to try and revive it. I think his brain shut down. lol My marbles... A wiccan school teacher? That is great. I'm actually thinking of getting into a class about Wicca in college, when I go next fall... I'll be there mostly for art but that class is sounding mighty interesting to me right now... It's the longest word I know and, I thought, the longest word in the dictionary. I am wrong? My dictionary is wrong? Sad!
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:41 pm
Yami no Hitokiri pneumonultramicroscopiccsiliavolcaniconiosis: Some kind of lung condition that comes from ihaling volcanic dust. Stupid scientists and their long-arse medical conditions... xd Good one! 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:44 pm
Keakealani I'm more a fan of effective words than long ones - I really hate the standard "good"/"nice"/"interesting" sorts of words, but I just want words that are specific and work well in context, regardless of the length. Agreed. Although, I need to expand my vocabulary in order to BE like that... my friend Liza (Kiesa Amalla) is like that to a T and I'm always asking her what some of her words mean. I must read more.
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:45 am
in french:
anticonstitutionelement
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:28 am
Floccinaucinihilipilification. Say it. It rolls off your tongue. :b
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:47 am
Chaotic Nitemare Floccinaucinihilipilification. Say it. It rolls off your tongue. :b Not so much rolles as cloggs it up. xp I've heard of some long medical words that I could never remember or write. rolleyes
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:53 pm
wikkedwitch Antidisestablishmentarianism: a political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state. Longest word in the english language and the longest word I know by heart. sweatdrop Where did you find that word?! eek I know that word too! That was my first long word!! mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:54 pm
Yami no Hitokiri pneumonultramicroscopiccsiliavolcaniconiosis: Some kind of lung condition that comes from ihaling volcanic dust. I've heard that one too! I can't spell it though, maybe someday! sweatdrop
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