Re: Longest words (Contest)

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Brian Broker wrote:
> 
> I wrote:
> > I contend that no word from words.txt should be omitted... perhaps the=
> 
> > max word length limit should be 22?
> >
> > -- Brian
> >
> 
> Or maybe even 21 letters since the 1992 Guinness Book of World Records
> lists DIS=ADPRO=ADPORTION=ADABLE=ADNESS and IN=ADCOM=ADPREHEN=ADSIB=ADILITI=
> ES
That got very scrambled... If you replace the soft
hyphens with standard ones, it might work...:
DIS-PRO-PORTION-ABLE-NESS and IN-COM-PREHEN-SIB-ILITIES

> as the longest words in common usage.
> 
> Just a thought, I'm not looking for an argument...
> Brian
> 
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