[etni] Fw: Fw: re: elementary school English -jokes
- From: sharon peress <s_peress@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rjbelzer@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:33:58 +0200
Ron,
Hate to tell you this but "antidisestablishmentarianism" certainly is a
word. It may not appear in all dictionaries but I have seen it in at least
one dictionaary.
However, I don't think that the Mary Poppins word "supercala..." is a word.
Sharon Peress
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> From: "Ron&Judy" <rjbelzer@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: elementary school English -jokes
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>
> 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."
>
> Ron Belzer
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