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Algorithm.
Does anyone else get words stuck in their heads? A lot of the time it’s words that I don’t know. Algorithm was stuck in my head for a few days before I actually looked it up. 😛Oh yes, all the time. 😉
@Daeus, Yes! Doesn’t Tolkien use the word discombobulated? Or maybe I’m thinking of confusticated. 🙂
Some of my personal favorites are pseudonym (I just love that way it sounds) and hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (I think I spelled that right…).
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia – what a word! What does it mean? 🙂
By the way, this is the name of a hill in New Zealand. Have fun trying to say it –
taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 😀 And for another interesting name, a town in France has the shortest name – Y. 😛hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia – what a word! What does it mean? 🙂
I believe it’s the irrational fear of large words. Obviously invented by some cruel person. XD
And that hill name… wow. I got lost halfway through. You guys have some sort of nickname for it, right?I have no idea what they do as I’m Australian not New Zealand. I found it in a book and loved it ever since. 😛
Oh good grief, you guys make me shudder! Where do you find these terrible tongue twisters?!?! 😛 😛 😛
Let me take a guess at hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Does it mean the fear of oversized four footed hippopotami?
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If that’s what it is, I definitely have it!
You were right @writefury. It is the fear of long words. (Thank you Google. 🙂 ) I like your idea too @deaus
Oops sorry @daeus. (My fingers are way toooo fast for my brain and I’m hungry for lunch so my head isn’t focused.) 😛
Lunch @bluejay! It’s 8:00 pm here! 😛
haha! I didn’t even notice it at first @bluejay – and I should know that name pretty well by now.
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