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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:53 PM
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pneumonoultramicroscopic
silicovolcanoconiosis
discuss.
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Trillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:54 PM
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1. longest word. nt
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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:58 PM
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4. I always thought
it was Antidisestablishmentarian before I found this out...
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Trillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:28 PM
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12. The dictionary I often use says it's sometimes cited
as one of the longest English words.

I wonder if knowing the others are floccinaucinihilipilifications?

(I'm still trying to understand actual usage)
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:54 PM
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2. I am so sorry!
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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:57 PM
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3. about what?
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:00 PM
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5. Whatever condition it is that made you spew out that word. Jeez!
Edited on Tue Jul-19-05 11:07 PM by spacelady
at least you spelled it right, right?
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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:09 PM
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6. Yeah, I did spell it right
because I copied and pasted it. ;)
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:15 PM
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7. god bless the internets
and america :patriot:
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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:17 PM
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8. The interwebs are pretty sweet
heh :patriot:
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:19 PM
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9. For the sake of edification, man, what does it mean?
Without looking it up, I'll take a stab--tiny sandlike particles from a volcano that cause a lung disease.
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hippiepunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:20 PM
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10. close actually
Its Black Lung, what coal miners get.
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:26 PM
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11. A long name for a nasty disease. n/t
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:47 PM
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13. Ever seen this?
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 11:48 PM
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14. You do and you'll clean it up!
;)
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