So, I was saying congratulations to a friend the other day and noticed it was actually quite a long word. Four of my friends and I haven’t been able to find a longer word that the average person would know and use in ordinary conversation (i.e. the chemical listed on the back of the shampoo bottle doesn’t count).
I’m sorry, I know this isn’t exactly common, but I absolutely had to add this one. My brother, my sisters and I used it all the time when we were kids to show how smart we were…
I’ve actually managed to throw “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” into a conversation but I wouldn’t call it common, exactly…
All of the halfway common words I can think of are topping out at 6-7 syllables. How about interdenominationally (9 syllables)? That’s found it’s way into some debates I’ve had on religion.
Well, in discussions of religious practice, I do use transubstantiation and its derivatives on a regular basis, perhaps an average of once a week – but you all knew I was odd, anyway!