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The Odd Spelling And Grammar Of The English Language...


Toa of Dancing

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So... What do you think is the oddest spelled word in the English language? What about grammar? Maybe even Astigmatism? Or any other giant words? Like that one that has "volcanokiosis" at the end...

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Arkansas.

 

It's spelled like that, But it's pronounced "Arkinsow". O_o

 

 

 

~Nidman

 

It's pronounced Arkensaw. 0_o

 

And weird is a weird word.

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Don't forget how "ough" can sound like six different ways. In "rough" and "tough" it sounds like "uff". In "though", it sounds like "oh". In "thought", it sounds like "aw". (That's another thing too: "though" and "thought" are only one letter apart but have totally different spelling.) In "through", it sounds like "oo". In "cough" it sounds like "off". And it can also sound like "ow" but I can't think of any words where it does right now.

 

Oh, and then there's "one", which starts with an "o" that sounds like a "w". 0_o

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokiosis.

 

A hypothetical, invented disease of the lungs, caused by inhaling mineral or metallic dust, such as silicon and quartzite, over a long period of time.

 

 

I'm a nerd and I'm proud.

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokiosis.

 

A hypothetical, invented disease of the lungs, caused by inhaling mineral or metallic dust, such as silicon and quartzite, over a long period of time.

 

 

I'm a nerd and I'm proud.

I agwee.

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