On Monday 14 January 2008 08:21, Ivan Herman wrote:
> Well, if you want such horrendous word, take the Hungarian
>
> legeslegmegvesztegethetetlenebbeknek (01)
36 letters! (02)
> (yes, all are 'e'-s), which roughly translates into 'for those who
> are by far the most uncurroptibles'). It is not a compound word, but
> it comes from the fact that, in Hungarian, all the 'modifiers' are
> added to the root word as prefixes or postfixes. (03)
Well, we (English speakers) have this one: (04)
antidisestablishmentarianism (05)
(only 28 letters) (06)
According to the most immediately handy dictionary: (07)
n. the doctrine or political position that opposes the
withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; --
used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. (08)
> :-)
>
> Ivan (09)
Randall Schulz (010)
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