English is an odd and unique language. We "write," we can be "right," and we perform a "rite." But even more interesting than the inconsistencies of our language are the lengthy and seldom used words ...

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At 36 letters long, it's one of the longest words in the dictionary. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is what we call the fear of long words. Wrap your head ...

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis has 45 letters. Floccinaucinihilipilification means something is worthless. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was ...

The English language is a vast well of words, with new terms constantly being formulated. The latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary has seen more than more than 700 new words, phrases and ...