Wordie: Strength: Comments

Comment by Prolagus, 4 months ago

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:54:41 +0000

I can't, of course. My pronounciation of this word is pretty close to "strand"... :-(

Comment by seanahan, 4 months ago

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:35:12 +0000

Can anyone actually pronounce this word with the "g" sound? It doesn't seem possible to me without twisting my vocal chords, and it doesn't sound right.

Comment by pterodactyl, 4 months ago

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:20:12 +0000

See this map for American pronunciation.

Comment by kingrat47, about 1 year ago

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:53:39 +0000

By gum, you're right. And now the barbell is even more lopsided...

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:44:00 +0000

wikipedia lists "strengths" as the longest word without "e"

[strength]

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:26:38 +0000

How do you know it's the longest word in English with just one vowel? I'm sure you're right.

Love your little image.

Comment by kingrat47, about 1 year ago

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:48:21 +0000

I've always liked this word because it's the longest word in the language with just one vowel: I have this goofy image of the e in the middle as a bodybuilder lifting a massive barbell composed of the other letters.