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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: exam ex am example ample #72727 06/14/02 01:20 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 43 E equalizer newbie equalizer newbie E Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 43 There you go again, equalizer. Oh, what witty repartee, Kenny babes. You had me reeling there. And was the smiley thrown in to make up for your lack of reply? You're a blow-hard, Kenny boy. You can only turn it on when you're bullying someone. What a coward. What a loser. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: long words etc #72728 06/14/02 01:45 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=3338 Scan list down to posts that are headed "longest word" for some wonderful posts! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: exam ex am example ample #72729 06/14/02 02:20 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Is "turbulence" the longest word in the English language that contains no smaller word? Can't come up with a longer one, but truculence (or truculency) would tie it at 10 letters. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter an answer? #72730 06/20/02 02:37 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk D dodyskin OP addict OP dodyskin addict D Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk as well covered in this thread 'turbulence' is a bad example, containing as it does 'ule', 'en' and 'ur'. how about a better word, 'praeccocial'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,342 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 491 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 20 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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