Lorna
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Post by Lorna on Feb 2, 2004 19:46:41 GMT -5
Oh, by the way, I am an Ojibwa Indian, and we have our own crazy reasonings for words. Here is the longest word in our vocabulary: mushkigominaboshkominadisagonabakwazigun (Cranberry Pie)  |
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Post by toonMom on Feb 2, 2004 19:52:25 GMT -5
In Ohio, a hoodie is a hooded pull-over sweatshirt.
Our longest word is:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
But only if you watch Sesame Street ;D
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Post by broomhelga on Feb 3, 2004 9:53:35 GMT -5
the place with the longest name in the Uk is
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
the longest word in the english language as far as i am aware is
antiestablishmentarianism
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Post by jadachris on Feb 3, 2004 11:50:16 GMT -5
broomhelga aint lying, either cause it's in wales! dunno how you managed to find the spelling though lol
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Post by broomhelga on Feb 3, 2004 12:17:56 GMT -5
i did a search for the spelling of the place.
i've been there
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Post by corky on Feb 3, 2004 12:32:04 GMT -5
broomhelga, i think you forgot one syllable in the longest word...that's antidisestablishmentarianism! by the way, does anybody know what that means?
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Post by corky on Feb 3, 2004 12:37:57 GMT -5
lorna, i loved seeing that word. i even tried saying it aloud! (probably got it wrong, though!).we have a lot of cree words and names here. i'm learning some of those words...i think the language is fascinating. (it's an important part of history and settlement).
what's the word for grampa and gramma? in cree, it's mooshum and kokum. in ukrainian, it's baba and papa. i speak neither language, even tho it's two of the most frequently spoken in this part of the country.
here's a funny word that only canadians use: toque. that's pronounced "took"...it means a woolen hat. it's a francophone word. there are a lot of "crossover" words, that are the same in french or english. and some cree words, too. (a lot of place names in canada are cree or iroquis, huron, or dene indian names). once you get up north, then it's more inuit.
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Post by broomhelga on Feb 3, 2004 14:05:56 GMT -5
broomhelga, i think you forgot one syllable in the longest word...that's antidisestablishmentarianism! by the way, does anybody know what that means? oh actually yes i think you're right.  |
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Lorna
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Post by Lorna on Feb 4, 2004 21:37:23 GMT -5
Stoontoons, Grandpa is Mishomis and Grandma is Nikomis, depending on which context you are referring. "ni" generally means "my". It gets really complicated when you start talking about Grandmother Moon, the ceremonies that go along with it! Oh...here's how you say the word: mush-kee-go-min--ah-bosh-ki-min-ih-diss-ih-gun-a-bah-kway-zhee-gun...... I just realized I forgot part of the word....oh well....lol I think I just told you a raw cranberry pie. |
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Post by corky on Feb 5, 2004 11:22:11 GMT -5
we have a town called nokomis...somewhere further north. been there a couple of times...not much to do in a small town.
can someone tell me exactly what is bangers and mash?
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Post by broomhelga on Feb 5, 2004 11:28:06 GMT -5
bangers and mash
bangers are sausages
mash is mashed potato (mushed up with no lumps)
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Post by jadachris on Feb 5, 2004 12:06:26 GMT -5
and there was the cartoon bangers and mash! lol
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Post by corky on Feb 6, 2004 11:47:39 GMT -5
okay, so i understand now what bangers and mash is...are you supposed to eat the sausages and mashed potatoes together? sausages usually go with hash browns, or pancakes. i'm not sure about mashed potatoes.
in england, what do they call a toque (woolen hat)?
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Post by jadachris on Feb 7, 2004 9:05:34 GMT -5
a tea cosy! lol
yeah sausages are really nice with mash potatoes, my girl has made it me before!
i never heard of sausage and pancakes, only lemon and sugar with pancakes lol ......i might try that one day though! lol
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Post by broomhelga on Feb 7, 2004 9:17:44 GMT -5
a tea cosy! lol yeah sausages are really nice with mash potatoes, my girl has made it me before! i never heard of sausage and pancakes, only lemon and sugar with pancakes lol ......i might try that one day though! lol i am not sure that is what he means by pancakes |
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