Supercalafragalisticexpealadocious (long words)

[DanceMentor]

I know that supercalafragalisticexpealadocious is not considered to be a "real" word, but is rather a made up word from Mary Poppins. I was wondering about the longest words in the English language. Someone once told me the longest word was...
antidisestablishmentarianism which is a political philosophy that is opposed to the separation of church and state.

Do you know of any other long words?

[Tasek]

No

[pygmalion]

I could have sworn antidisestablishmentarianism was deposed as the longest word a few years back. Some strain of bacteria or something. I don't remember exactly. Maybe I'll google later, after others get a chance to post their whopper words.

Personally, I suspect that, after about fifteen or sixteeen letters, people are just adding stuff on randomly to break the record ... :roll: :wink:

[Pacion]

And in today's news :wink:

Long-winded village name protest

The name that never seems to end starts here...

Campaigners are giving their village the longest place name in the UK of 66 letters in a protest at plans for a wind farm nearby.

People in Llanfynydd in Carmarthenshire are changing signs to read Llanhyfryddawelllehyn-afolybarcudprindanfygy-thiadtrienusyrhafnauole.

It means "a quiet beautiful village, an historic place with rare kite under threat from wretched blades".

[Swing Kitten]

what language is that?

[MacMoto]

Welsh.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch, which I believe is the current longest place name, also belongs to Wales

[Swing Kitten]

aha... so.... what's the longest english word again? ;)

[MacMoto]

According to http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Longest%20English%20word,
The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (defined as "a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust") is certainly the longest word ever to appear in a non-technical dictionary of English (Source: OED). However there are strong indications that the word was coined. The actual name of the disease is pneumoconiosis.

[Pacion]

aha... so.... what's the longest english word again? ;)

:roll: :roll: :roll: To Google or not to Google. That is the question :roll: :roll: :roll: :tongue: :lol:

[Swing Kitten]

but if we all are self reliant and google fore ourselves think of what we'll miss!! quick questions.... the silliness... what would Jenn do?! Now really is it laziness or a sense of community? ;) :P

[Pacion]

:lol: re sense of community! I shall remember that one :D