What the Heck is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon?
The Longest Word
The longest word in the English dictionary, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon . This 45 letter word is the name of a type of form of silicosis that are created by ultra-microscopic particles of silica. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon was invented in 1935 by Everett M. Smith. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon first appeared in the 1939 supplement to the Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, second edition.
Who invents a word, such as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon?
Not only we can't spell the darn word (I used copy and paste), but we can't pronounce it! Real Genius Everett . Are these people just want to show off? I'm serious, people who invent these type of words must be starving for attention, or popularity of some sort. What do you think?
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon was invented in 1935 by Everett M. Smith.