Interesting words
- Bắt đầu Mazerlin
- Ngày bắt đầu
onomatopoeia - It's sounds like Japanese 
) Means something that resembles sound, or 'tượng thanh'.
pulchritudinous - Another tounge twister. Sounds like some disease, but actually means 'beautiful' :") Esp. girls should know this word in case some nerdy guy makes them a compliment (which they might take as an offense)
) Means something that resembles sound, or 'tượng thanh'. pulchritudinous - Another tounge twister. Sounds like some disease, but actually means 'beautiful' :") Esp. girls should know this word in case some nerdy guy makes them a compliment (which they might take as an offense)
Nguyễn Quỳnh My
(nguyenquynhmy)
Thành viên danh dự
one in the SAT list. She asked me to pronounce it once...
Nguyễn Quỳnh My
(nguyenquynhmy)
Thành viên danh dự
Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European Roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
Hoàng Lê Vĩnh Hưng
(hungmk)
Thành viên danh dự
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis: a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles.
he he 45 letters- and it took me more than 5 min. to memorize the pronunciation.
Check this out: http://wordways.com/biggest.htm
And more for fun:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious(34 letters) - a song in Mary Poppins
humuhumunukunukuapuaa - 21 letters- Hawaii State Fish
Longest word in dictionary history:
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- 1,913 letters =the chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein. It appears in Mrs Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.
he he 45 letters- and it took me more than 5 min. to memorize the pronunciation.
Check this out: http://wordways.com/biggest.htm
And more for fun:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious(34 letters) - a song in Mary Poppins
humuhumunukunukuapuaa - 21 letters- Hawaii State Fish
Longest word in dictionary history:
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine
- 1,913 letters =the chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein. It appears in Mrs Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.
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Vũ Đàm Linh
(Mazerlin)
New Member
Hưng, in the name of Moderator, I warn you against flooding the English Board with non-interesting words, it turns all members dizzy and they are scared away by youuuuu! :evil: No joking, absolutely no!
(oh, actually, personally and ... fortunately I like them)
How about cock-a-doodle-doo (I thought chickens all over the world could communicate, but sadly they cannot))
(oh, actually, personally and ... fortunately I like them
)How about cock-a-doodle-doo (I thought chickens all over the world could communicate, but sadly they cannot
))
The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked
readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,
subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this year's winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer,
unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decaflon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
Here are the correct spelling of the words in case you feel like looking them up ^_^ :
1. Intoxication
2. Reincarnation
3. Ozone
4. Foreplay
5. Castration
6. Graffiti
7. Sarcasm
8. Inoculate
9. Hepatitis
10. Osteoporosis
11. Armageddon
12. Decatlon
13. Libido
14. Doppler effect
15. argh, no idea T_T
16. Beelzebub
17. Caterpillor
18. Ignoramus
readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,
subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this year's winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer,
unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decaflon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus
: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.Here are the correct spelling of the words in case you feel like looking them up ^_^ :
1. Intoxication
2. Reincarnation
3. Ozone
4. Foreplay
5. Castration
6. Graffiti
7. Sarcasm
8. Inoculate
9. Hepatitis
10. Osteoporosis
11. Armageddon
12. Decatlon
13. Libido
14. Doppler effect
15. argh, no idea T_T
16. Beelzebub
17. Caterpillor
18. Ignoramus
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