P n e u m o n o u l t r a m i c r o s c o p i c s i l i c o v o l c a n o c o n i o s i s

[ZombieHorde]

This is one of our longest words. I had to post it with spaces because it was too long for the subject line.

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–noun
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?qsrc=3086

Click on the link, and then click on the speaker icon after the word to hear someone pronounce it.

I just posted this for fun, there is no point or moral here.

[nolabear]

1. I learned to spell it as a kid and was SOOOO proud!!

[ZombieHorde]

2. Awesome. nt

[Richard Steele]

3. Commonly referred to as 'Miners Lung'; 'Pneumosilicosis' was medical shorthand at the time.

It took a lot longer to die from it than it took to spell it.

It was the 'lung cancer' of its day, back when mining
was done by hand, cigarettes and personal air filters
hadn't yet been mass-produced, and lung cancer was
an incredibly rare affliction.

[Richard Steele]

4. Commonly referred to as 'Miners Lung'; 'Pneumosilicosis' was medical shorthand at the time.

It took a lot longer to die from it than it took to spell it.

It was the 'lung cancer' of its day, back when mining
was done by hand, cigarettes and personal air filters
hadn't yet been mass-produced, and lung cancer was
an incredibly rare affliction.

[ashling]

5. Bet Ronny DEUTSCH ! can get you money for it!

have you suffered death because of Pneumo... that thing.??

[Crystal Clarity]

10. Why does she always state her name like that?

Maybe it's meant to be annoying on purpose for advertising reasons? :shrug:

Whatever the reason it sounds ridiculous.

[Duer 157099]

6. Pneumono Ultra Microscopic Silico Volcano Coniosis

Break it down into easy pieces and voila it suddenly becomes easy to remember and pronounce.

[hayu_lol]

7. Used it in a college paper back in the mid-70s...

got extra points for knowing what it meant. LOL.

**an unusual class titled: The Science And Poetry Of The 17th Century. (Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

[UrbScotty]

8. All I will say is:

Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious antidisestablishmentarianism floccinaucinihilipilification.

[HopeHoops]

9. We had that as a vocabulary word in 9th grade - 1977.