Topic: Language facts and trivia

[Shotokan_Karate]

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& Hi,

Any language facts and trivia you know or just came across?

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the longest word in the English language is: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (Plural: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses).

Something we always wonder about, right?

[BACK2MYROOTS]

Now why would anyone want to know what the longest word is in English?? As a teacher of English, I'll be happy if they knew the difference between 'their' "they're" and 'there' and remembered to stick an 's' at the end of a 3rd pers sing verb in the present tense (reg verb) !! (lol)

Seriously, Shotokan, this is an interesting thread and I shall have a few contributions to make to it. But "not tonight , Josephine", it's getting a bit late for me. So, See you later alligator! In a while croc... Oh shut up!! (lol)

[Jazaireya4ever]

Now why would anyone want to know what the longest word is in English?? As a teacher of English, I'll be happy if they knew the difference between 'their' "they're" and 'there' and remembered to stick an 's' at the end of a 3rd pers sing verb in the present tense (reg verb) !! (lol)

Seriously, Shotokan, this is an interesting thread and I shall have a few contributions to make to it. But "not tonight , Josephine", it's getting a bit late for me. So, See you later alligator! In a while croc... Oh shut up!! (lol)

Some woman who used to be my lecturer at the time, corrected my essay one day and put that I've made a mistake regarding that thing you're talking about "they're" and "there", I told her that she was wrong and that she "corrected" the wrong thing because it was right as I wrote it (haha she felt ashamed) but yes these are common with anyone really, some even say if you wanna spot an English person, they are those who can't write their own language properly. But it happens also with the French people so...
But that day was funny though!

[Shotokan_Karate]

Now why would anyone want to know what the longest word is in English??

Hence the word "Trivia" However, this kind of "useless information" if anything, can make great ice-breakers or conversation starters/fillers. So they're not completely useless

See you later alligator! In a while croc...

Ah, speaking of which, does anyone know the origin of that catchphrase? It is commonly accepted that it was first used by the band Bill Haley & His Comets in their single "See You Later Alligator" written by Robert Charles Guidry in the 1950s, but some say it was used before then but provide no information as to where and by whom.

To keep the momentum going, here's a list of catchphrases that follow a similar pattern

Better skadoodle, poodle.

Brush your teeth, Keith!

Bye-bye, French fry.

Chew your food, Gertrude!

Chop chop lollipop.

Do you know what I mean, Jellybean?

Don't flip, potato chip.

Don't panic, flight mechanic.

Don't slip, paperclip!

Easy-peasy lemon squeezy!

Eat your lunch, honeybunch.

Get lost, Jack Frost!

Get the point, double joint?

Give a hug, ladybug.

Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite. Alright?

How now, brown cow.

How you been, Jellybean?

I'm the boss, applesauce.

Keep it in the tub, Bub.

Keep it on the table, Mabel.

Later, tater!

Made in the shade with a spade.

Make it snappy, Pappy.

Neato, mosquito!

Nice thinkin', Abe Lincoln.

Okey Dokey, Smokey.

Okey Dokey, artichokey.

Out the door, dinosaur.

Que te pasa, calabasa?

Ready, Betty?

Ready, Freddy?

Ready, Hezi?

See you later when your legs are straighter.

See you round like a doughnut.

See you soon you big baboon.

Shut your lip, potato chip.

Snug as a bug in a rug with a mug!

So long, King Kong.

Take care, teddy bear.

Tie your shoe, kangaroo!

Time to squirm, wiggle worm.

Understand, rubber band?

What do you know daddy-o?

What you got cookin good lookin?

What's the deal banana peal?

What's the deal, Batmobile?

What's the plan, Stan?

What's the story, morning glory?

What's the word, Bird?

What's the word, hummingbird?

What's your number, Cucumber?

Why so cranky, Yankee?

Why so glum, Chum?

Why so sad, Chad?

You snooze, you lose.


Can you think of anymore? Invent one!

[BACK2MYROOTS]

You're a genius Shotokan! Your posts are a delight to read. I agree by the way with your reply to my comment on 'trivia'. It's not exactly food for the brain, but it's entertaining. Keep up the good work young man! [Visit the 'Just Chat Room' if you can.]