http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis Comments for the word 'Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis' http://wordie.org/ http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments DOH! I hate when I make typos. ...volcanoconiosis is indeed the preferred spelling of this word, that apparently exists only so that it can exist. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:09:30 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments Nice breakdown, but I think you mean <a href="/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis">pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis</a>. ;-) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:54:21 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments This is generally considered the "longest" English word, although its origin is obscure. It is supposed to mean black lung disease, found in coal miners, although some thing it was invented solely so that it could be the longest word.<br />Pneumono: in the lung you have...<br />ultra microscopic: very small pieces of...<br />silico volcanoconeosis: bits of rock.<br /><br />Learn to say it fast, and you will always have a way to command the conversation. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:45:14 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments Best damn word in the English dictionary. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:26:55 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis#comments