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Are we tired of long words yet?

by | Aug 4, 2018 | general

It’s August. Does anyone have any idea how that happened? Just wanted to drop a quick post today with a few more interesting long words:   Unimaginatively has a lot of vowels—eight in total, if you count the final y. Which of course you SHOULD. Seeing as it’s...
The Long and the Short of it – Part 3

The Long and the Short of it – Part 3

by | Jul 27, 2018 | general

We’ve talked about ridiculously long words, and vaguely more recognizable long words. Today’s words aren’t very long, but they are the longest of their kinds.   Can I buy a vowel, Pat? Euouae is only six letters long, but every single letter is a vowel. If...
The Long and the Short of It – Part 2

The Long and the Short of It – Part 2

by | Jul 24, 2018 | general

Let’s continue our little foray into long words, shall we? We covered some extremely long words last time, but they were weird. Now we come to some that are more recognizable, but still rack up the letters.   Antidisestablishmentarianism (twenty-eight letters)...
The Long and the Short of It – Part 1

The Long and the Short of It – Part 1

by | Jul 24, 2018 | general

I thought I’d start a little summer series on the longest words in English.  But then I realized the longest words are all scientific and boring. (No offense to you scientists who use the chemical name for the titin portion that takes FIFTY-SEVEN PAGES to write. It...
Olde words to revive

Olde words to revive

by | Mar 10, 2018 | general

I have a little verbal gift for you today from ye olde days of yore. Meg Cowley brought to my attention a fabulous list of old words that we need to revive. The list is awesome, but since I’m having a hard time finding a source for it, I’m just going to tell you a...