2007-07-29 23:48:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
lol, yeah good one. and what sick b**tard decided to call a speech impedement a lisp when the people who have one are unable to pronounce it?
2007-07-30 00:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Quizard 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
To compensate for 'long' being such a short word.
2007-07-30 07:13:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it comes to that, why is "long" such a short word?
2007-07-31 01:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehe, that's a good one...
In Greek, the word for abbreviation is "ÏÏ
νÏομογÏαÏία" LOL which is also long!!
=)
2007-07-30 08:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by LuSciOuS♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could also ask why the fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
I think it's just the way it is.
'Tis rather silly though.
2007-07-30 07:00:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is possibly the best question I have seen.
2007-07-30 06:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by Otis K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because linguistics is comedy
2007-07-30 06:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by Freeman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that you can abbreviate it!
2007-07-30 06:54:32 · answer #8 · answered by AnswersGalore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow! NEVER heard that one before! now i have to go and lmao.
2007-07-30 06:56:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
has a lot of letters in it
2007-07-30 06:57:14 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋