anarchist_nomad | Long Words, Excellent Words (I can hear them now)

Gentle readers,

More than one of you has recently hinted[*] that I need to give y'all more of an opportunity to win those points that maybe redeemable for fabulous prizes!

As I am a benevolent Nomad, I am happy to comply with this request. This morning, as I was cycling to work, I found myself musing on monosyllabic[**] words. Tomorrow, I will be working at Queen Mary University with RT. I noted that "queen" has five letters but is only one syllable... whilst "Mary" is one letter shorter yet one syllable longer.

Thus, I pose the question to you, my dear friends: What is the longest monosyllabic word that you can think of? Two hundred points will be awarded to the person who can come up with the longest such word![***]

Whilst on the topic of points, I should congratulate

theentwife! She scored the most votes in the poll to determine who had come up with the funniest title to this entry. Congratulations -- your two hundred points are winging their way to you right now!

Meanwhile, the game is on to find the longest monosyllabic word! Godspeed and good luck!

[*] Or stated explicitly!

[**] It always amuses me that "monosyllabic" isn't.

[***] The Fine Print: Words must be in standard English, which shall be defined by the Oxford English Dictionary. On the hono(u)r system, contestants are trusted to come up with words on their own without the aid of Internet tools (such as a search engine).

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Date: 2009-05-12 05:35 pm (UTC)

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anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com

no subject

Ooooh, ten letter words here!

You may be in the lead, my friend, if those words check out. However, I am on a bus right now and -- as such -- without access to the OED. Will confirm later.

Date: 2009-05-12 05:44 pm (UTC)

bunnypip.livejournal.com

I can only find schmaltzed in internet conversations where it's being dismissed as not a word (but your google-fu is stronger than mine)

"strengthed" is a word, but it is obsolete. You would need to check when it has been obsolete since and check with Cheshcat whether it would therefore have been pronounced as one syllable or two.

Date: 2009-05-12 06:05 pm (UTC)

Not even bothering with Google on this one, as the defining dictionary has been defined as the OED. Will check from home then consult with the resident expert in Old and Middle English if it has been, as you say, obsolete long enough for the pronunciation to have changed...

We all await the results with baited breath (and, where applicable, heaving bosoms), I'm sure!