A Conversation for Ridiculously Long Words

The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 1

boobacat

My God thats a long word! I always thought that the longest word in the phrase "The English Language" was "Language" Oh Well. That was good stuff anyway.


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 2

oraclecow

How long did it take you to type or copy that ouit? i mean i admire dedication but jeez.
i have always held the peculiar belief that the longest word was "articulated lorry". i'm not entirely sure why though.
this is really good and very strange and true to the h2g2 pshyce.
WELL DONE IT ROCKS.
now on to other things... what is the longest word in german?! i suggest Naturwissenschaftenlehrerin (a female science teacher)


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 3

Kennji

Might I suggest hyphenating that? I very much dislike having to scroll left to right with the mouse so I only read the first few dozen letters. This severely limits the length of the longest word inthe English Language to the approximate width of my computer monitor.


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 4

kitboyes

On behalf of NZ, can I put in a plug for TAUMATA­WHAKA­TANGI­HANGA­KOAUAU­O­TAMATEA­TURIPUKAKA­PIKI­MAUNGA­HORO­NUKU­POKAI­WHENUA­KITANA­TAHU as the longest place name. As well as a warning to all other cultures that name places after complex incidents that happened there, instead of just accepting the random patron's names dumped on them by European explorers.


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 5

Toffeewhisper

I think you might have spelled it wrong. Sorry and all.

The last thing we want is spelling mistukes.


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 6

kitboyes

um...5 years ago, someone bet me to it; A418565 The World's Longest Place Name. Though they seem to have made the same spelling mistake I did smiley - winkeye


The Longest Word in the English Language.

Post 7

Zaphod

That would be horrible(but hilarious) if he spelled it wrong!


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