Learn the longest word in English: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝟯𝟬 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀? You read that right - thirty. It’s pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (try saying that three times fast!😅). This tongue-twister of a term refers to a type of lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles. Thankfully you don’t need to fit it into your next classroom vocabulary list. What’s the longest word you can think of? Share it in the comments! #TeachEnglish #FunWithWords #EnglishLanguage

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Oh my, what a word to get your tongue around ☺️ One of the longest words I can think of off the top of my head would probably be “uncharacteristically”…

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The beauty of English is that it's a language of short words 😀 making communication quick and easy.

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