tell me what you think of the longest word in the world, it is greek it is long and it is definatly hitting you guys now, i bet you cant say it once then 5X faster
the word is Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyph- ophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
it means The original Greek spelling had 183 characters (something which is not obvious in the Roman transcription, depending on the variant) and for centuries it was the longest word known.
The dish was a fricassee, with 17 sweet and sour ingredients, including brains, honey, vinegar, fish, pickles:
and it means in summary "to suit everybodys needs
completly true, honest to god, tell me if you like this word, and here is a challenge:
learn to say it once, then try and say it 5X faster 10X if you succed tell me if you say yes your either VERY VERY VERY clever, or your a liar :)_
PS. i know this isnt a Q or A, but its...
2007-03-10
05:29:56
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