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shahidmost Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 4:50:55 AM



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Then, as ALMOST is the longest word in English language with all letters alphabetically sorted, RHYTHM, is the longest word in the realm with no vowels , absolutely vowel free.



Any more interesting word facts like these ....!



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RamufAznag Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:45:28 AM



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Smiles, according to an old riddle, may be considered the longest word in English, as there is a mile between the first and last letter. A retort asserts that beleaguered is longer still, since it contains a league. The riddle and both jocular answers date from the 19th century.



In the old time radio retrospective, Golden Radio, comedian Jack Benny jokes that "the longest word in the English language is the one that follows, 'Now, here's a word from our sponsor.'" I've stumbled on something similar a couple of days ago: Longest word in English , on which you can find this funny bit:

pedro Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:59:37 AM

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uncopyrightable is the longest English word with no repeated letters (apparently)

Kathy Hall Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:31:41 AM



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oh this is cool!

I have been collecting words that have all the vowels for many years now. There's not many! The best is 'facetious' because it has every vowel AND they're in alphabetical order :)

papo_308 Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:58:31 AM

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shahidmost wrote: **



Then, as ALMOST is the longest word in English language with all letters alphabetically sorted, RHYTHM, is the longest word in the realm with no vowels , absolutely vowel free.



Any more interesting word facts like these ....!



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There are some doubts as to whether "Y" is a vowel or a consonant. According to this:



http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/is-the-letter-y-a-vowel-or-a-consonant



it can be both, according to how it is pronounced. And in RHYTHM, it is pronounced as a vowel.



There are some doubts as to whether "Y" is a vowel or a consonant. According to this:it can be both, according to how it is pronounced. And in RHYTHM, it is pronounced as a vowel.

Marva Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:08:25 AM



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RHYTHM



As we all learned in elementary school, the vowels are: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

In this case, y is a vowel due to the sound it contributes to the word.











Drag0nspeaker Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:21:14 AM



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So that would make the longest word in the English language without vowels "Mmmmmmmm"



" Mmmm mmmmm! I love ice-cream!"



Audiendus Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:24:26 AM

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shahidmost wrote:

Then, as ALMOST is the longest word in English language with all letters alphabetically sorted

Other 6-letter examples are BEGINS, CHIMPS, CHINOS and CHINTZ.





Another word with all the vowels in alphabetical order is ABSTEMIOUS.



UNDERSTUDY has 4 consecutive letters (RSTU) in consecutive alphabetical order.



SENSELESSNESS is a 13-letter word using only 4 different letters.



STRENGTHS is a 9-letter word with only one vowel.



KNIGHTSBRIDGE (in London) has 6 consecutive consonants.



FAAA (in Tahiti) has 3 consecutive letters the same.



CARTESIAN is a name adjective that begins with a different letter from the name itself (DESCARTES).



Other 6-letter examples are BEGINS, CHIMPS, CHINOS and CHINTZ.Another word with all the vowels in alphabetical order is ABSTEMIOUS.UNDERSTUDY has 4 consecutive letters (RSTU) in consecutive alphabetical order.SENSELESSNESS is a 13-letter word using only 4 different letters.STRENGTHS is a 9-letter word with only one vowel.KNIGHTSBRIDGE (in London) has 6 consecutive consonants.FAAA (in Tahiti) has 3 consecutive letters the same.CARTESIAN is a name adjective that begins with a different letter from the name itself (DESCARTES).

papo_308 Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:13:52 AM

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In Czech, the longest word consisting of consonants only is said to be:



SCVRNKLS



It means something like "(You) flicked (something down from the surface)".

Jeff Siemers Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:24:13 AM



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Would "by" be the shortest word without a vowel?

Jyrkkä Jätkä Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:44:40 AM



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In my list of peculiar English words Houyhnhnms is number one ;-)



shahidmost Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:59:06 AM



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Jyrkkä Jätkä wrote: In my list of peculiar English words Houyhnhnms is number one ;-)







If you say this, then I say this:



Syzygy - another word I just dug up, to stand right next to the RHYTHM, meaning alignment of three or more planets , and nice sounding too, check it out!





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Jyrkkä Jätkä Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:03:16 PM



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You can also check apogee, shahid ;-)



shahidmost Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:10:39 PM



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Jyrkkä Jätkä wrote: You can also check apogee, shahid ;-)





No kidding, I encountered this word some time ago, but, then, I think I forgot what it means. lol



Nice little word though, that I will never forget to remember now, thanks to you!!



And by the way does it pronounce with hard g or with soft g, like apojee, never mind, I'll find it out!



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Q: Can you name a word with three u in it?





A: I don't know! It must really be unusual!

Kathy Hall Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 7:43:37 AM



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oh thankyou so much for abstemious! I think it's possibly just as difficult to use as 'facetious', but applies to more contexts. love it!!



And syzygy too, that is my new favourite word. what an awesome pronunciation!! (my previous favourite was 'squeegy')



I also enjoyed 'senselessness'. I will use that in my future English classes I think!

pedro Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:17:54 AM

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Incidentally, facetiously is one of only two words that use all six vowels in alphabetical order.

Kathy Hall Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:34:06 AM



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got another one given to me just now; arsenious :)

what's the other that has all 6 in alphabetical order?

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Kathy Hall wrote: got another one given to me just now; arsenious :)

what's the other that has all 6 in alphabetical order?



abstemiously abstemiously

shahidmost Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 12:11:56 PM



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maillady wrote: Q: Can you name a word with three u in it?





A: I don't know! It must really be unusual!



A good one - thanks for sharing!



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Mark Abrahams Posted: Saturday, May 28, 2016 5:39:46 PM



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shahidmost wrote: **



Then, as ALMOST is the longest word in English language with all letters alphabetically sorted, RHYTHM, is the longest word in the realm with no vowels , absolutely vowel free.



Any more interesting word facts like these ....!



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What about RHYTHMS ?

What about RHYTHMS ?

Mark Abrahams Posted: Saturday, May 28, 2016 5:42:04 PM



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The longest word without vowels or Y's is TSKTSKS