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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147192 09/01/2005 11:25 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin What about 'modifiability'? Okay it's not that short - but it's got a lot of stops and comes shorter than something like 'deinstitutionalisation'. As names go, 'Olivia' certainly stands out with a 6L to 4S ratio. Any others? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147193 09/01/2005 11:27 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Ohio formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147194 09/01/2005 3:39 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Iowa (go Big Ten! ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147195 09/08/2005 7:39 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 87 Ohio vanguard journeyman vanguard journeyman Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 87 Ohio Umm, Go Bucks! What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147196 09/09/2005 12:28 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) nancyk addict nancyk addict Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) M Go Blue! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147197 09/09/2005 2:19 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 yahoo! this thread has certainly gone all lupine-shaped. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Short(ish) words with a lot of syllables #147198 09/09/2005 3:04 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA this thread has certainly gone all lupine-shaped. The wolf or the flower? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Is a football shaped like a lupine? #147199 09/09/2005 12:40 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York stet Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bananosyllatosis #147200 09/09/2005 1:00 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > stet is that the Kentucky pronounciation?... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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