which sounds like something you can get arrested for...the tendency to use long words—sesquipedalianism.
agreed,English,unlike most world languages,is not phonetic so spelling can only F you upFirst, I would not have expected the “si-Lee” sound. Second, can you use that word in an intelligible sentence?
I can do -tropic but not -tropism unless the sentence is..."Selenotropism is a jacked-up word.".First, I would not have expected the “si-Lee” sound. Second, can you use that word in an intelligible sentence?
“Honorificabilitudinitatibus Sesquipedalianism” is an anagram for the name of a little known Harry Potter character.Unimaginatively has lots of vowels—eight in total, if you count the final y. What’s neat about this word is that its vowels and consonants alternate. It’s not the longest word with alternating consonants and vowels, though. That position is held by honorificabilitudinitatibus, a twenty-seven-letter way of saying “with honorableness.”
often used in a particular u.k tv show Little BritianKerfuffle
noun
INFORMAL•BRITISH
- a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
"there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship"
I asked her if she wanted them sliced perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the potatoes.
Judge Judy's favorite word.Kerfuffle
noun
INFORMAL•BRITISH
- a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
"there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship"