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Originally Posted by jj
jjo, how about a 10 letter one?
splittings
splitting
slitting
sitting
siting
sting
sing
sin
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Err umm James
That is merely splitting hairs
Why not be REALLY SILLY
and try a 28 letter word:-
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Anti dise stab lish ment aria nism
wots that then?? see:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfair_PG
take away 27 letters and you are also left with one only an "I"
or to be REALLY REALLY SILLY try:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfair_PG
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch
Llan fair pwll gwyn gyll goge rych wyrn drob wlll lant ysil iogo gogo ch
(58 letters)
"The village is best known for its name, the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world."
"The name means: St Mary's Church (Llanfair) in a hollow (pwll) of white hazel (gwyngyll) near (goger) the swirling whirlpool (y chwyrndrobwll) of the church of St Tysilio (llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo goch)."
I can only ever remenmber the final go go gock bit!!!
The attachment below shows the sign at the railway station which gives an approximation of the correct pronunciation for English speakers