Long Words.
"Bob," said Tom, "whicb la ttie most dangerous word to pronounce in the English language 1" "Don't know," Baid Bob, "unless it's a swearing word." "Pooh!" said Tom, "it's stumbled, because you are sure to get a tumble between the first and last letter." "Ha ! hah !" said Bob. " Now I've one f<u« you I found it one day in the paper. Which is the longest word in the English language?" " Valetudinarianism,"said Tom, promptly. "No, sir; it's smiles, because there's a whole mile between the.first and last letter. " Ho ! ho ! cried Tom, "that's nothing. I know a word that has three miles 'tween its beginning and ending." " What's that ?" asked Bob, faintly. " Beleagured," said Tom.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume VI, Issue 298, 28 July 1875, Page 7
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116Long Words. Cromwell Argus, Volume VI, Issue 298, 28 July 1875, Page 7
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