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Bookmark or Share- alphabet - What word contains the most unique letters? - English ...Uncopyrightable is supposedly the longest word in the English language with no repeated letters, which makes it a logical starting point. That sets the bar at 15 unique letters. That sets the bar at 15 unique letters.
- Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?Both "w/" and "w/o" were common, very informal, U.S. abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently.
- Longest English word without a vowel soundThe longest common word without any of the five vowels is RHYTHMS, but there are longer rare words: SYMPHYSY, NYMPHLY, GYPSYRY, GYPSYFY However, English students don't agree: they say there is an \i-sound\ and \schwa\ in the word RHYTHM.
- idioms - Alternative to saying "Long pole in the tent" - English ...It always refers to the project which will take the most amount of time, or rather will extend the longest into the future before completion. I thought this was a reference to how such projects appear on the overall GANTT chart of a software release plan - a project which can only be done serially appears as a single long "pole" on such a chart ...
- Can 'floccinaucinihilipilification' be considered a real word?What is the longest word in English?. I don't understand OP's "still be considered" - it never was "the longest" anyway. Also note that OED specifically notes it as a humorous coinage (first recorded 1741). –
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