pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

[Jason M. Ham]

Just for fun...
This is currently the longest word in the English language at 45 letters. Wow, that's longer than the entire English alphabet! It's a type of lung disease contracted by breathing in extremely tiny particles of certain volcanic dust.

Unfortunately, the miner died of pneumonomicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

[James Trotta]

If I thought I could remember this one I would use it as a trivia question...

[sunmi]

I saw to Jim's picture. ㅋㅋ
Right?
www.eslgo.com <- On this site.
And Jason!
The word is very long~ long~!! ㅋㅋ

[James Trotta]

I saw to Jim's picture. ㅋㅋ
Right?
www.eslgo.com <- On this site.
And Jason!
The word is very long~ long~!! ㅋㅋ

Yes that's my picture, but it's kind of old so I am going to use a new picture. I just have to put it online.

[sunmi]

Oh- That picture is kind of old! ^^
But I think that it's also hansome!! ^ㅡ^*

[James Trotta]

Oh- That picture is kind of old! ^^
But I think that it's also hansome!! ^ㅡ^*

Thanks.

[Guest]

did he really die from pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconiosis?

[Sopheak]

Hi !! my name Sopheak. I'm looking for a friend. I want to learn more English with you. I come from Cambodia,it near Thialand. I lived in The United State 10 mounths in Arizona.

[DavidB]

Just for fun...
This is currently the longest word in the English language at 45 letters. Wow, that's longer than the entire English alphabet! It's a type of lung disease contracted by breathing in extremely tiny particles of certain volcanic dust.

Unfortunately, the miner died of pneumonomicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

OK, can you break this word down into its five root words? I see at least two common English words, along with two segments that closely resemble English words. (One resembles the name of a very common disease.) The fifth segment isn't familiar to me, but it ends with letters that commonly signify disease.

I won't post the answer until you've had a chance to guess.

[wassana]

pneu-
mon, = root word for Lung
ultra= prefix for Beyond
micro= prefix for Small
scop = root word for To examine
ic = suffix for Pertaining to
ili= prefix for Ilium
volcano = volcano
coni = prefix for Dust
osis =suffix for Condition of

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis = Just like what Professor Ham said, a type of lung disease contracted by breathing in extreamly tiny particles of certain volcanic dust.