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floccinaucinihilipilification in a sentence....
i heard that this was the longest word in OED at one time....so was curious to know how one can use it anywhere....Has this word been used by any famous author?
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Quinion's article on floccinaucinihilipilification http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-flo2.htm quotes the word's earliest known use by William Shenstone and a recent use by Jesse Helms, neither of whom, I think, would come on anyone's list of the 100 most famous writers.
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unfortunately the firewall of my organisation blocks this website....so un fortunately i will have to wait for a few days until i am able to check the usage...
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maybe this will work for you; it also contains a quote by Sir Walter Scott.
Last edited by tsuwm; 12/09/05 07:58 AM.
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Has anyone said it in a sentence?
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do geico commercials count?
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Quote:
Has anyone said it in a sentence?
the Jessie Helms quote was supposedly expounded in the Halls of Congress.
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I didn't realize he did standup. Thanks.
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