-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: elementary school English -jokes] From: Ruth Sheffer <ruti044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> how about porouschrotophiticobuxinotorious a small hole in the skull? Maida wrote: > 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. -------------------------------------------- Visit the ETNI site - http://www.etni.org Send a message to the ETNI list: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------