[etni] [FWD: RE: elementary school English -jokes]
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Subject: RE: elementary school English -jokes
From: Maida Nechushtan <maigav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis is generally
regarded to be the longest word.
It's a coal miners' disease.
I tried to spell it with a "c" after 'volcano' and the spell
checker made it into a "k".
So, it must be pretty well known.
Maida
Ron wrote:
>This isn't exactly a joke, but a very simple word game that
always gets a good smile from everyone -- no matter what
grade they are in:
>What is the longest word in the English language?
When I was a boy, we used to say that
"antidisestablishmentarianism" was the longest word.
>But after checking in the dictionary, I discovered that there
isn't really any such word. Then I repeat the question and
write "S M I L E S" on the board.
>I add "Between the first letter and the last letter, there is a whole mile."
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