[B-Greek] Longest word in literature
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 14 11:12:57 EST 2011
I'm more a Burger King person than McDonald's, but isn't that
"TWOallbeefpattyspecialsaucepicklescheeselettuceonionsonasesameseedbun"?
george
gfsomsel
… search for truth, hear truth,
learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
defend the truth till death.
- Jan Hus
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From: James Ernest <j.d.ernest at bc.edu>
To: B-GREEK list <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 7:10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Longest word in literature
Maybe about three times as hard as
"Oneallbeefpattyspecialsaucepicklescheeselettuceonionsonasesameseedbun"?
James Ernest
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:50 AM, George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Can you picture some poor actor attempting to render that one long word on
> stage? It would probably be every bit as difficult as some of the Gilbert
> and Sullivan patter songs.
>
>
> george
> gfsomsel
>
>
> … search for truth, hear truth,
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
> defend the truth till death.
>
>
> - Jan Hus
> _________
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>
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> *From:* James Ernest <j.d.ernest at bc.edu>
> *To:* B-GREEK list <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> *Sent:* Fri, January 14, 2011 6:47:36 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [B-Greek] Longest word in literature
>
> So if γων is the ultima, and ρύ is the penult, and πτε is the
> antepenult, what is λο? (For extra credit: both instances.)
>
> James Ernest
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>
>λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιοκαραβομελιτοκατακεχυμενοκιχλεπικοσσυφοφαττοπεριστεραλεκτρυονοπτοκεφαλλιοκιγκλοπελειολαγῳοσιραιοβαφητραγανοπτερύγων
>ν
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