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Have you ever wondered what the longest word in the English language was? Well I have! So, I went through a lot of trouble (well not the most trouble) and browsed on the Internet to find some long words.

You would think it was easy to find, but boy, it wasnt that easy. So, finally I found this site. It's very interesting. It has tons of long words. I won't list all of them, but the few longest ones, and the most known one.

Before I list theese, I just wanted to tell a joke on one word.

Did you know, that smiles is the longest word ever! Theres one whole mile between the two S's!

Har har har. I crack myself up.

Well, Here's what my article was mainly about. The words. Words from 6 letters to 45 letters.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

This one is the longest in the English language. Its 45 letters long! Its a diesease In the lungs, and thats all that I will mention.

Pronunciation: new-mono-ultra-micro-scopic-silico-volcano-coniosis

Pretty simple for a long word? I think so.

Antidisestablishmentarianisim

This is the most known for the longest word in the dictionary, but it isn't. Try asking somebody what the longest word in the English language is and they will say this. You know they're wrong. Correct them. Everybody learns something new everyday!

Pronunciation: anti-dis-establish-ment-tari-a-nisim

Almost

Almost is the longest word with the letters all in alphabetical order! See if anybody knows that one!

Well, I guess this article has been long enough, could be a bore-fest for people who dont want to know about interesting stuff to 'boggle' people's minds. I'm interested in this stuff, and I hope you enjoyed this article.

 

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