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January 23, 2016 at 4:46 pm #8609
Algorithm.
Does anyone else get words stuck in their heads? A lot of the time itβs words that I donβt know. Algorithm was stuck in my head for a few days before I actually looked it up. πJanuary 23, 2016 at 6:45 pm #8614@Daeus, Yes! Doesnβt Tolkien use the word discombobulated? Or maybe Iβm thinking of confusticated. π
Some of my personal favorites are pseudonym (I just love that way it sounds) and hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (I think I spelled that rightβ¦).
January 24, 2016 at 6:11 pm #8625hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia β what a word! What does it mean? π
January 24, 2016 at 6:20 pm #8627By the way, this is the name of a hill in New Zealand. Have fun trying to say it β
taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu π And for another interesting name, a town in France has the shortest name β Y. πJanuary 24, 2016 at 6:29 pm #8630hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia β what a word! What does it mean? π
I believe itβs the irrational fear of large words. Obviously invented by some cruel person. XD
And that hill nameβ¦ wow. I got lost halfway through. You guys have some sort of nickname for it, right?January 24, 2016 at 6:43 pm #8633I have no idea what they do as Iβm Australian not New Zealand. I found it in a book and loved it ever since. π
January 24, 2016 at 6:52 pm #8635Oh good grief, you guys make me shudder! Where do you find these terrible tongue twisters?!?! π π π
Let me take a guess at hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Does it mean the fear of oversized four footed hippopotami?
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January 24, 2016 at 7:45 pm #8642You were right @writefury. It is the fear of long words. (Thank you Google. π ) I like your idea too @deaus
January 24, 2016 at 7:56 pm #8644Oops sorry @daeus. (My fingers are way toooo fast for my brain and Iβm hungry for lunch so my head isnβt focused.) π
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