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Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 11, 2015
Category: Weird Names | Weather

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This is the traditional British hot unpronounceable word.

Back when the world was young it was antidisestablishmentarianism.

Then came supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

And a few years ago, this little ditty popped up; pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/11/15 at 10:27 AM

How would like to have a name like Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dangle -dungle -burstein -von -knacker -thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser -kürstlich -himble -eisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -eine -nürnberger -bratwurstle -gerspurten -mit -zweimache -luber -hundsfut -gumberaber -shönendanker -kalbsfleisch -mittler -raucher von Hautkopft

and come form this town? I would take all afternoon to introduce yourself!

Posted by KDP on 09/11/15 at 02:30 PM

He lives over there, and reports on the are so he should be able to say it don't you think??

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/11/15 at 05:27 PM

I´m impressed. I´ve never met a non Welsh that could come even close to pronouncing the language.

Posted by F.U.D. on 09/12/15 at 01:39 PM

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