ON WORDS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 25 June 1908, Page 38

ON WORDS

4 Bob,' said Tom, ' which is the most dangerous word to pronounce in the English language ? ' ' Well, I. don't know ; what is it ? ' said Bob. ' It's stumbled,' said Tom, ' because you are sure to get a tumble between the first and last letters.' 1 Good ! ' said Bob. ' Which is the longest English word ? ' 1 Valetudinarianism,' said Tom promptly. 1 No ; it's smiles, because there's a whole mile between the first and last letters.'

• Oh, that's nothing,' said Tom, ' I know a word that has over three miles between its beginning and ending.' & ' What's that ? ' asked Bob faintly. ' Beleaguered, ' said Tom.