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John

John Report 23 Apr 2005 21:13

What's the longest word you can correctly spell? No cheating!

John

John Report 23 Apr 2005 21:14

Mississippi.

Paul (Tigger)

Paul (Tigger) Report 23 Apr 2005 21:16

smiles Paul

PennyDainty

PennyDainty Report 23 Apr 2005 21:16

antidisestablishmentarianism well I hope it's right! LOL Christine

Julie

Julie Report 23 Apr 2005 21:18

Elastic Cos it stretches

Angie

Angie Report 23 Apr 2005 21:19

I Angie x Worlds worst at spelling.

PennyDainty

PennyDainty Report 23 Apr 2005 21:19

OO Mike I can't even say that never mind spell it! Well done. Christine

Paul (Tigger)

Paul (Tigger) Report 23 Apr 2005 21:20

but my word has a mile between first and last letters lol Paul

John

John Report 23 Apr 2005 21:20

I get it now Paul!!

Zoe

Zoe Report 23 Apr 2005 21:22

floccinauccinihilipilification

Geoff

Geoff Report 23 Apr 2005 21:28

I think it's Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantisiliogogogoch - 58 letters anyway.

Paul (Tigger)

Paul (Tigger) Report 23 Apr 2005 21:28

sorry I did cheat but just had to put this one on lol cant say it never mind want to spell it lol aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic 52 letters lol Paul

Paul (Tigger)

Paul (Tigger) Report 23 Apr 2005 21:31

Longest Word Ever!! The longest official word ever (1,913 letters) is the part of the DNA structure, it is the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8 Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenyl- alanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysyglutamyl- gycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonyl- leucylglycylaspartylprolylglycyllisoleucylglutamylglutaminyl- serylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucyl- glutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucyl- glycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucyl- alanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginyl- alanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanyl- glycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanyl- glutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyl- lysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucyl- leucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanyl- asparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyl- tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalyl- aspartylsrylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalyl- glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminyl- alanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanyl- prolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartyl- alanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminyl- isoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyl- tyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyl- alanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylleucyllysyl- glutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminyl- glycylphenylalanylglysylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminyl- valyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanyl- glycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucyl- isoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamyl- prolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenyl- alanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginy- lserine. Absolutely true. Paul

Unknown

Unknown Report 23 Apr 2005 21:32

hmm just trips off the tongue doesnt it lol

Joy

Joy Report 23 Apr 2005 21:41

onomatopoeia

Joy

Joy Report 23 Apr 2005 21:47

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (?!)

Geoff

Geoff Report 23 Apr 2005 22:11

Mike I didn't cheat either!

Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie Report 23 Apr 2005 22:13

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanioniosis Antidisestablishmaentarienism AL. OK first is longest then.

Haribo

Haribo Report 23 Apr 2005 22:14

Supercalafragilisticexpealodociuce...........Probably WRONG

Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie Report 23 Apr 2005 22:16

Does Supercali-wotsit-thingy count? Cos It's not a real word. AL