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Antidisestablishmentarianism

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Antidisestablishmentarianism is my favorite word. I memorized it when I was a pre-teenager. I liked that it could be broken down into syllables to memorize. Now, some 40 years later, as a 7th grade Language Arts teacher, it really comes in handy when we study root words, prefixes and suffixes. It was one of the answers on Jeopardy the other night, also.

Patricia Koss

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3 Responses to “Antidisestablishmentarianism”

  1. Anne on December 21st, 2007 12:52 am

    That’s a word that isn’t mentioned these days.

    Many years ago I used to create cryptic crosswords and loved using unusual words.

    I used antidisestablishmentariasm in one of my jumbo crosswords.

    I can send you a copy of the crossword if you’d like.

  2. Ted P on December 22nd, 2007 2:57 pm

    The first time I heard that word was during the late fifties. It was the answer to the $64,000 question on TV. Some kid spelled it correctly and won the grand prize.

  3. admin on January 1st, 2008 11:36 pm

    Thanks for the offer, Anne, but they won’t let me do crosswords anymore. The cat hid under the couch for days after the last one.

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