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one would be of a mind to put a moratorium upon Rainbowbrite from this thread for failing to note the parenthesis which had suggested that any off topic remarks would not be *ahem* appreciated to say the least
paradox
If two NHS doctors visited a patient at the same time …. would this be a paradox???
Next word is: “omnipresent”
n so doing it will emerge that a certain degree of freedom of choice (or free will) is just as omnipresent as consciousness
next word —>
Antidisestablishmentarianism
whilst antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest word in the dictionary, its highly specialised meaning would tempt one to think that it is impossible to use in an average day-to-day sentance (but I think I just did).
(P.S. I’m pretty sure that one of the rules is that you can’t answer in the form of a question, but I’ll let you off this time PB :wink: )
(P.P.S while I admire the attempt ugo please refrain from just cutting and pasting (poorly I might add) things that you’ve googled)
(P.P.P.S Am I going crazy or did I just insert a parenthesis into a parenthesis… :-s )juggernaut
Without wishing to be unduly pedantic …. the so-called longest word in the English language (and one that does not contain within it a double negative) is ‘flauccinauccinihilipilification’ – meaning worthlessness of something that, in a different setting, would have an intrinsic value.
An example of this would be a bar of gold in the middle of the Sahara desert, or – at a push – a juggernaut faced with an immovable object.
Next word is: “Onomatopoeia” :wink:
PB I bow to your superior referencing skills
whilst reading through this thread, one begins to wonder what would result if the next word that had to be used was an onomatopoeia (though I think that I will refrain).
fulcrum
to give satisfactory enlightenment as to what a fulcrum is I shall give you its definition. a fulcrum is the prop or fixed point on which a lever moves, it can also be a figure of speech denoting ‘a means to an end’.
plenipotentiary :twisted:
sorry, but hard words are fun (to me at least), oh and don’t forget to leave a word for the next person (also an online dictionary helps).
btw, nice way of getting around that bugger of a word
dog
I think you’ve done it again :wink:
train
I’m sorry to have to tell you this but I am almost certain that, although it was a name of a band, Banannarama is not a real word (but kudos for the word)
tortoise
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