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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Words, Puns &amp; Jokes</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsPunsJokes/Forum15.htm</link><description>Where an utterly useless word is submitted on a regular basis– and now we've thrown in a pun and a joke.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3615.39139)</generator><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/3/bdwgj/Post.htm#657006</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:05:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:657006</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/3/bdwgj/Post.htm#657006</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-657006.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Well th massive word was words repeated, if you look closley it says the same things over and over again. My longest word would be, amalaganation which means &amp;#39; a mixture of things&amp;#39; or Lacadaisical which means, someone who shows a lack of interest in something. Not sure which one is the longest i am Lacadaisical to count them  ;]  x</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#649859</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:649859</guid><dc:creator>crazy123atom</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#649859</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-649859.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Methionylthreonylthreonyl...isoleucine   search it.... its part of Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylalanylprolylthreonylphenylalanylthreon– ylglutaminylprolylleucylglutaminylserylvalylvalylvalylleucylglutamylglycy– lserylthreonylalanylthreonylphenylalanylglutamylalanylhistidylisoleucylse– rylglycylphenylalanylprolylvalylprolylglutamylvalylseryltryptophylphenyla– lanylarginylaspartylglycylglutaminylvalylisoleucylserylthreonylserylthreo– nylleucylprolylglycylvalylglutaminylisoleucylserylphenylalanylserylaspart– ylglycylarginylalanyllysylleucylthreonylisoleucylprolylalanylvalylthreony– llysylalanylasparaginylserylglycylarginyltyrosylserylleucyllysylalanylthr– eonylasparaginylglycylserylglycylglutaminylalanylthreonylserylthreonylala–...</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#649857</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:649857</guid><dc:creator>crazy123atom</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#649857</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-649857.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Methionylthreonylthreonyl...isoleucine   search it</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#491216</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:491216</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#491216</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-491216.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Words    
 
 

 
 
 What is the longest English word containing no letter more than once?   
 There are two 15-letter words that we know of: uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics . 
 
 

 
 
 What is the longest English word?   
 We do have genuine (if rather obviously deliberate) examples in our files of antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters) and floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters), which are listed in some of our larger dictionaries. Other words (mainly technical ones) recorded in the complete Oxford English Dictionary include:   otorhinolaryngological (22 letters), immunoelectrophoretically (25 letters), psychophysicotherapeutics (25 letters), thyroparathyroidectomized (25 letters), pneumoencephalographically (26...</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#431112</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:431112</guid><dc:creator>Emarian Girl</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#431112</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-431112.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>w0o0ow 
 really it`s the longest english word 
 &amp;gt;&amp;gt; ihave ever seen .. 
 it will be a nice piece of info if you could explain it to us  

 EmariAN</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#427047</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427047</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#427047</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-427047.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>well, i wud lyk 2 c u say dat in class, tek da hole lesson. da longest i got is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (new-mon-ul-tra-sil-ick-o-vol-cay-no-con-e-o-sis) a lung disease wen u breathe in volcanic ash.</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#388472</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:388472</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#388472</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-388472.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Writing words down is a very good way to remember the spelling!  
 Now: Can you, PLEASE, explain when I can use that word? 
 Don't spend too much time for explainations: just give us few sentences as the examples</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#363808</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:363808</guid><dc:creator>Neversaynever</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#363808</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-363808.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I wonder why they call things with such long words, the words that no one could read and understand... ?</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#363607</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:363607</guid><dc:creator>Little Sweetness</dc:creator><slash:comments>8</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#363607</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-363607.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Oh my god! that's so amazing and shocking at the same time. I don't even know how to read it. It is like a very long boring essay lol  
 Thanks for giving me knowledge about that</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#358929</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:358929</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>9</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/2/bdwgj/Post.htm#358929</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-358929.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>now the hard part is trying to memorize &amp;amp;&amp;amp; pronouce it</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#224627</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:224627</guid><dc:creator>Nyla</dc:creator><slash:comments>10</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#224627</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-224627.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>The_Ancestral_Eagle wrote:    
 I can't believe my eyes !!  
 I've never ever seen a word like this !!  
 Till now .. I can't imagine this is a word ..     ..and,if I can tell you my opinion,even if now I know the existence of this word,it won't change my life..</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#224353</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:224353</guid><dc:creator>The_Ancestral_Eagle</dc:creator><slash:comments>11</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#224353</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-224353.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I can't believe my eyes !!  
  I've never ever seen a word like this !!  
  Till now .. I can't imagine this is a word ..  
    
  I may believe it's an essay or something like that but not a word in English ..</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#113405</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:113405</guid><dc:creator>The_Funktupus</dc:creator><slash:comments>12</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#113405</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-113405.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>teh Mickie-Dee's ^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ a long word OH BOY!!!</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#103180</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:103180</guid><dc:creator>OriginalName</dc:creator><slash:comments>13</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#103180</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-103180.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>actually, i doubt you can top that unless you map out the human genome and put down it's chemical name, lol. titin happens to be the largest protein-- ever</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#103178</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:103178</guid><dc:creator>OriginalName</dc:creator><slash:comments>14</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#103178</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-103178.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>protein: titin chemical formula: C132983H211861N36149O40883S693 letters: 189 819  beat this one : )  http://wikisource.org/wiki/Methionylthreonylthreonyl...isoleucine</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#101176</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:101176</guid><dc:creator>freund0</dc:creator><slash:comments>15</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#101176</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-101176.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Enaptin (Chemical) C44189H71252N12428O14007S321)</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#100870</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:100870</guid><dc:creator>Robyn Terri</dc:creator><slash:comments>16</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#100870</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-100870.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I am amazed you took the time to type that in ! Now you want to explain what this 'English' word means ?</description></item><item><title>Re: Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#100686</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:100686</guid><dc:creator>freund0</dc:creator><slash:comments>17</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm#100686</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-100686.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>first off mine probably will win but. 64,060 letters long.   Methionylalanylthreonylserylarginylglycylalanylserylarginylcysteinylproly- larginylaspartylisoleucylalanylasparaginylvalylmethionylglutaminylarginyl- leucylglutaminylaspartylglutamylglutaminylglutamylisoleucylvalylglutaminy- llysylarginylthreonylphenylalanylthreonyllysyltryptophylisoleucylasparagi- nylserylhistidylleucylalanyllysylarginyllysylprolylprolylmethionylvalylva- lylaspartylaspartylleucylphenylalanylglutamylaspartylmethionyllysylaspart- ylglycylvalyllysylleucylleucylalanylleucylleucylglutamylvalylleucylserylg- lycylglutaminyllysylleucylprolylcysteinylglutamylglutaminylglycylarginyla- rginylmethionyllysylarginylisoleucylhistidylalanylvalylalanylasparaginyli-...</description></item><item><title>Longest English words</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:100683</guid><dc:creator>freund0</dc:creator><slash:comments>18</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestEnglishWords/bdwgj/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-100683.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>come up with you biggest words that are ENGLISH!. they can be chemical names 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