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29 July 2005

Fun With Words. Overnumerousnesses, eighteen letters long, is the longest English word that consists of only letters that lack ascenders, descenders, and dots in lower case. Honorificabilitudinitatibus, 27 letters long, is the longest English word consisting strictly of alterating consonants and vowels. Euouae, six letters long, is the longest English word consisting only of vowels, and, also, the English word with the most consecutive vowels.

post by: LeeJay at: 12:46 | 10 comments

And once you've embiggened your word power you can learn how to perform strong man stunts.

posted by LeeJay 29 July | 12:57

i saw so afraid that had to do with ann coulter

posted by ethylene 29 July | 13:01

Ah, then it's the words that'll make a man out of Mack?

(On preview: Or Ann.)

posted by Absit Invidia 29 July | 13:04

i saw so afraid that had to do with ann coulter

I thought that at first too when I caught only a glimpse of the URL. She is certainly a strong...something.

Ah, then it's the words that'll make a man out of Mack?

Indeed. You can embiggen your vocabulary AND your biceps.

posted by LeeJay 29 July | 13:13

Oooo. From now on, I'll lift weights with special words attached to them.

Can anyone recommend some good weights and words?

posted by Absit Invidia 29 July | 13:28

facetious contains all the vowels in alphabetic order

posted by darsh 29 July | 13:40

Painting and building are nouns that are also action verbs, so even once a building is completed it sounds like it's still in progress, and a finished painting is never really finished.

posted by me3dia 29 July | 15:04

facetious contains all the vowels in alphabetic order

As do three other words: abstemious, annelidous and arterious.

posted by ericb 29 July | 18:29

A teacher once claimed (and I don't know if this is indeed accurate) that "strengths" is the longest word in the English language that contains only one vowel.

posted by ericb 29 July | 18:30

Completely from the other side, aa is a pretty word. And useful in Scrabble.

posted by DeepFriedTwinkies 29 July | 21:13

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