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inkhorn commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis
Best damn word in the English dictionary.
December 8, 2006
mdwriternm commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis
This is generally considered the "longest" English word, although its origin is obscure. It is supposed to mean black lung disease, found in coal miners, although some thing it was invented solely so that it could be the longest word.
Pneumono: in the lung you have...
ultra microscopic: very small pieces of...
silico volcanoconeosis: bits of rock.
Learn to say it fast, and you will always have a way to command the conversation.
October 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis
Nice breakdown, but I think you mean pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. ;-)
October 19, 2007
mdwriternm commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis
DOH! I hate when I make typos. ...volcanoconiosis is indeed the preferred spelling of this word, that apparently exists only so that it can exist.
October 25, 2007