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This one's for you DRJBHL...

Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Uvah | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Found this on Yahoo. What are the longest words in the english language. Title means a lung desease caused by the inhalation of volcanic ash causing an inflamation of the lungs. Where do they get these words from?!?!

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Wizard1956
Reply #21 Monday, August 2, 2010 12:49 AM

Uvah
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If that's the longest word is the shortest 'a' or 'be. Could 'be' to, or, no, er.................................................HUH?

The shortest words are "a" and "I"


Uvah
Reply #22 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 9:44 AM

How can a letter be a word...hmmm. Letters are what makes the words not necessarily in the correct order though.


DrJBHL
Reply #23 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 9:58 AM

Sorry, bud... the Wiz is correct. 'a' means 'one', it is an adjective as in:

I built a (one) new house.

"I" is obvious being a pronoun.


LightStar
Reply #24 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 10:32 AM

Here is another good one:

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This word has appeared in the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstracts and is thus considered by some to be the longest real word.

Can anyone actually say it out loud? 


Uvah
Reply #25 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 10:41 AM

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........no.


starkers
Reply #26 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 7:10 PM

Can anyone actually say it out loud?

I could have a few years ago... when I was still drinking.  

Yup, I'd be trying to explain to the miissus why I was so late and smelt of beer... and yeah, it would have sounded just like that (a bunch of mispronounced words all slurringly jumbled together)


Uvah
Reply #27 Thursday, August 5, 2010 11:19 AM

It's hard enough when you're sober. Try lining 'em up all in a row. You'd need a really big page.


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