Zebbyrocks Share Posted June 6, 2006 Hehe aye, I've heard of it lots, used to visit wales on holiday a few times, WE've been near there. My sister can actuall say it. I can tell you the last "gogogoch" is prouncounced "go go goff" with the accents :p. It's quite fun hearing it be said, a lot of people can say it. It's very real, and I guess quite famous here! xD ~Seb Link to post Share on other sites
Corris Veteran Share Posted June 6, 2006 well i live here in Wales, and you learn to hate that name lol sitting in welsh class and the teacher brings up a picture followed by "were going to all learn to say this properly today" which is usually followed by "only if you jump off a cliff first" Link to post Share on other sites
Scirwode Share Posted June 6, 2006 sitting in welsh class and the teacher brings up a picture followed by "were going to all learn to say this properly today" which is usually followed by "only if you jump off a cliff first" :laugh: PSG22? Link to post Share on other sites
Bhav Share Posted June 6, 2006 :wacko: what does it mean? (no need to explain if it takes hours...) :p Probably some type of protein. Link to post Share on other sites
DaveLegg Developer Share Posted June 6, 2006 I've been there myself once, about three years ago, and yes, I can pronounce the whole thing (and remember it) Not too sure about spelling it off the top of my head though... Link to post Share on other sites
_sphinx_ Share Posted June 6, 2006 methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylal anylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylseryl leucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspa rtylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylproly lleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthre onylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglu taminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylgl utaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmeth ionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleuc ylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylg lycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylgl utamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprol ylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylala nylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginyla lanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylp rolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasp araginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucyl serylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylg lycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylis oleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylgluta myllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylpro lylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine well, there's the 2nd longest word (1913 letters)... :shifty: found it here-- http://www.a-z-dictionaries.com/blog/?page_id=79 it says there is a word that is 3641 letters long, but i couldn't find it. *cough*bullsh*cough* This is stupid (not the poster- the name). It really is. Why would someone make up such a long name? Hell, in Biology, Ribulosebiphosphate carboxylase (an enzyme) is shortened to RuBisco. The longest REAL English word is: Floccinaucinihilipilification which means the habit of esteeming or describing something as worthless, or making something to be worthless by said means. Link to post Share on other sites
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Share Posted June 6, 2006 "That welsh place" - the train station signage is longer than the station platform! Seriously, it was on TV. Longest word I know is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcaniconiosis - Which is a medical term (and hence not in ALL dictionaries) referring to a form of chest/throat infection suffered by minors due to the microscopic coal particles they inhale. Link to post Share on other sites
DaveLegg Developer Share Posted June 6, 2006 "That welsh place" - the train station signage is longer than the station platform! Seriously, it was on TV. It's not, in fact, it's quite a bit shorter than the platform. Link to post Share on other sites
_sphinx_ Share Posted June 6, 2006 "That welsh place" - the train station signage is longer than the station platform! Seriously, it was on TV. Longest word I know is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcaniconiosis - Which is a medical term (and hence not in ALL dictionaries) referring to a form of chest/throat infection suffered by minors due to the microscopic coal particles they inhale. The GBOWR says otherwise Link to post Share on other sites
Bamsebjørn Share Posted June 6, 2006 So, what's your e-mail address? john@llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk :unsure: :| :laugh: Link to post Share on other sites
DomZ Share Posted June 6, 2006 I'm proud to be welsh, but it's reasons like this why I sometimes frown upon the welsh language. Still, it's an achievment I guess :p Link to post Share on other sites
leovanham Share Posted June 6, 2006 LOL put that on a letter and send it, the people there will rarely get mail i think :D ..what is the shortest city name in the World? Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Veteran Share Posted June 6, 2006 its hillarious watching my nian and taid (dunno how you spell it) saying it. and ive been there, ive been where other neowinians have been :D ste Link to post Share on other sites
Hum Share Posted June 6, 2006 :laugh: Thailand has beaten challenges from New Zealand and Wales for the world's longest place name. Internet websites in all three countries claim that odd tourist magnet. THAILAND: "Bangkok is a city of extremes and superlatives, a city you do not react to indifferently," says Thailand at a Glance. "Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam. "Not surprisingly, only a handful of Thais can remember such a mouthful, although the abbreviated translation of the whole is a relatively brief Jewelled city of the god Indra. However, most Thais simply refer to it as Krung Thep, City Angels." We sought a ruling from a Bangkok wordsmith, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan who said the correct spelling (163 letters) is Krung?thep?maha?nakorn?amorn?ratana?kosin?mahintar?ayutthay?amaha?dilok?phop?noppa?ratrajathani?burirom?udom?rajaniwes?mahasat?harn?amorn?phimarn?avatarn?sathit?sakkattiya?visanukamprasit. http://www.fun-with-words.com/longest_place_names.html Link to post Share on other sites
dreamz Veteran Share Posted June 6, 2006 The longest REAL English word is: Floccinaucinihilipilification which means the habit of esteeming or describing something as worthless, or making something to be worthless by said means. actually, that's not right. floccinaucinihilipilificatious is longer. ;) :laugh: Thailand has beaten challenges from New Zealand and Wales for the world's longest place name. Internet websites in all three countries claim that odd tourist magnet. THAILAND: "Bangkok is a city of extremes and superlatives, a city you do not react to indifferently," says Thailand at a Glance. "Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam. "Not surprisingly, only a handful of Thais can remember such a mouthful, although the abbreviated translation of the whole is a relatively brief Jewelled city of the god Indra. However, most Thais simply refer to it as Krung Thep, City Angels." We sought a ruling from a Bangkok wordsmith, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan who said the correct spelling (163 letters) is Krung?thep?maha?nakorn?amorn?ratana?kosin?mahintar?ayutthay?amaha?dilok?phop?noppa?ratrajathani?burirom?udom?rajaniwes?mahasat?harn?amorn?phimarn?avatarn?sathit?sakkattiya?visanukamprasit. http://www.fun-with-words.com/longest_place_names.html that is correct. the thai word for bangkok is the longest name. Link to post Share on other sites
thugilex Share Posted June 6, 2006 LMFAO :rofl: "where you from?" "...I'd rather not say" "..." ALIEN ! hahahahahaha :alien: Link to post Share on other sites
qdave Share Posted June 6, 2006 very curious pronounciation for that wales city. Link to post Share on other sites
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Share Posted June 6, 2006 It's not, in fact, it's quite a bit shorter than the platform. Really? Why did I see a TV show saying (and showing) otherwise? Link to post Share on other sites
Scirwode Share Posted June 6, 2006 :laugh: Thailand has beaten challenges from New Zealand and Wales for the world's longest place name. Internet websites in all three countries claim that odd tourist magnet. THAILAND: "Bangkok is a city of extremes and superlatives, a city you do not react to indifferently," says Thailand at a Glance. "Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam. "Not surprisingly, only a handful of Thais can remember such a mouthful, although the abbreviated translation of the whole is a relatively brief Jewelled city of the god Indra. However, most Thais simply refer to it as Krung Thep, City Angels." We sought a ruling from a Bangkok wordsmith, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan who said the correct spelling (163 letters) is Krung?thep?maha?nakorn?amorn?ratana?kosin?mahintar?ayutthay?amaha?dilok?phop?noppa?ratrajathani?burirom?udom?rajaniwes?mahasat?harn?amorn?phimarn?avatarn?sathit?sakkattiya?visanukamprasit. http://www.fun-with-words.com/longest_place_names.html Wow, now :laugh:39;s a mouthful :laugh: . PSG22? Link to post Share on other sites
snyper Share Posted June 6, 2006 My Welsh isnt great but as far as i know the official translation is... "the little town in wales where no sheep is safe from molestation" hehehehe Link to post Share on other sites
C Share Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylal anylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylseryl leucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspa rtylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylproly lleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthre onylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglu taminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylgl utaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmeth ionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleuc ylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylg lycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylgl utamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprol ylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylala nylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginyla lanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylp rolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasp araginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucyl serylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylg lycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylis oleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylgluta myllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylpro lylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine well, there's the 2nd longest word (1913 letters)... :shifty: found it here-- http://www.a-z-dictionaries.com/blog/?page_id=79 it says there is a word that is 3641 letters long, but i couldn't find it. Even though the name is correct we, biologists, never write protein names this way otherwise there would be even much longer names. We use symbols (letters) for each aminoacid in a protein or we give easier names to them for the common people. C?sar:)) Edited June 6, 2006 by C Link to post Share on other sites
Disjunto Share Posted June 6, 2006 welsh words are funny, welsh people speaking is funny, but this place name was never that funny and yet people are still learning about it years after word spread across the pond :p @Guy trying to spell Nain and Taid... <---- it's spelt like that Link to post Share on other sites
levianthen Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 So, what's your e-mail address? john@llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk :unsure:: :|| :laugh:: lol ;)) Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Veteran Share Posted June 7, 2006 welsh words are funny, welsh people speaking is funny, but this place name was never that funny and yet people are still learning about it years after word spread across the pond :p @Guy trying to spell Nain and Taid... <---- it's spelt like that thats it.. youd think after 16 years of writing cards youd remember but... Link to post Share on other sites
Denis W. Veteran Share Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) what is the shortest city name in the World? The villages of ? in Norway and Y in France have the shortest names. (from here) Offtopic oddity: most people agree this Austrian town has the weirdest name. :laugh:: (replace the asterisks with the four letter F word) Edited June 7, 2006 by rm20010 Link to post Share on other sites
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