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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread anyone know? #15047 01/08/2001 12:42 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1 Diana stranger Diana stranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1 I work for a law firm and the word floccinaucinihilipilification appeared in a Petition we received. Does it have a meaning? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15048 01/08/2001 2:29 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/def.htm#floccinaucinihilipilification (it's the keystone of my website!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15049 01/08/2001 3:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome to you, Diana, and who filed that petition? Nobody but Tsuwm could possibly know that word! But then, his name, after all, is Sue-'em! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15050 01/09/2001 3:45 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I think the word is quite well-known, if only from being cited so often as the longest word in the language. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15051 01/09/2001 3:46 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England ... and, what's more, one of the best in tsuwm's wwftd IMHO. For sheer pointlessness, it's hard to beat! The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15052 01/09/2001 4:47 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >quite well-known, if only from being cited so often as the longest word... quite well-known, but still only defined by two of the OneLook resources. (guess which two ;) also, the antidisestablishmentarianism camp has fought back with pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15053 01/09/2001 6:29 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England So how long will it be before we see protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: really long word #15054 01/09/2001 12:55 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA What is needed is the lovely Mrs.Garg to PRONOUNCE it. wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: really long word #15055 01/09/2001 12:58 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Oooops, the f-- word needs an example of pronunciation not antidisestablishmentarianism as that is easily broken down ... but that other one. MERCY ! wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15056 01/10/2001 5:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism Is there an end to this - antiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15057 01/10/2001 5:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass In reply to: Is there an end to this - antiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism? I don't rightly know, but here could be the next to the next to the last: antepenultimoantiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15058 01/10/2001 8:15 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England And the very best next to the next to the last new one in class: ultraantepenultimoantiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: anyone know? #15059 01/10/2001 8:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago but... 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