Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch

[Bandito]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (pronounced [ˌɬanvairˌpuɬɡwɪ̈nˌɡɪ̈ɬɡoˌɡɛrəˌχwərnˌdrobuɬˌɬantɪ̈ˌ siljoˌɡoɡoˈɡoːχ] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Welsh) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/13px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png listen (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch.ogg))) is a large village and community (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_%28Wales%29) on the island of Anglesey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesey) in Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales), situated on the Menai Strait (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menai_Strait) next to the Britannia Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Bridge) and across the strait from Bangor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Wales).

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll)

[The Man]

My great grandfather lived there once..

[Tablo]

I don't even know how to say that...

[Rjevan]

We a unit in our old English school books dealing with Wales. This village was named as an example to prove why most youngsters don't learn and speak Welsh anymore. "Words like this are scaring them off". At least we're not alone then. :D

[praxis1966]

Anybody ever read the Dragonlance books when they were a kid? This reminds me of the 'gnome speak' from that series. A human asked one of them what the mountain they lived under was called and the name was so long that the human eventually said, "Oh, never mind!" The gnome thought that's what the human name for it was, and from then on it was called Mt. Nevermind.

[Bright Banana Beard]

Didn't the cat fucked it up again Don't let it gol near your typewriter machine ffs.

[Devrim]

I used to go there on holiday when I lived in Manchester in the 1970s. I can pronounce it too.

The name was invented as a tourist attraction in the 19th century.

Devrim

[hatzel]

I don't even know how to say that...

I think it's pronounced [ˌɬanvairˌpuɬɡwɪ̈nˌɡɪ̈ɬɡoˌɡɛrəˌχwərnˌdrobuɬˌɬan tɪ̈ˌ siljoˌɡoɡoˈɡoːχ] :rolleyes:

[Q]

I don't even know how to say that...

Repeat after this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch.ogg).

And yes, like Devrim said, it's an intended tourist attraction, this is what the name means:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/LlanfairLARGE.jpg/800px-LlanfairLARGE.jpg

[Fulanito de Tal]

Envelopes there must be really wide.

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[Q]

Envelopes there must be really wide.

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What happens in the case of spelling mistakes? :lol:

[Pretty Flaco]

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[Red Future]

I have all of the name on an authentic beer pad from Wales :cool:

[Pirate Utopian]

If I ever visit Wales I'll know what sign to steal.

[Rafiq]

After world socialist revolution, we are changing the name.

[Fulanito de Tal]

What happens in the case of spelling mistakes? :lol:

No one notices :p

[Red Commissar]

Some Icelandic things, though not nearing the ridiculousness of Welsh, has some funny words. Like that Volcano that wrecked hell in the airspace last year, Eyjafjallajökull. Or something else like Vadlaheidavegavinnuverkfaerageymsluskúr.

[Q]

Some Icelandic things, though not nearing the ridiculousness of Welsh, has some funny words. Like that Volcano that wrecked hell in the airspace last year, Eyjafjallajökull.

I loved how newsreaders struggled to pronounce that one!

Why don't we get to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch an let something newsworthy happen? :D

[Devrim]

Some Icelandic things, though not nearing the ridiculousness of Welsh, has some funny words. Like that Volcano that wrecked hell in the airspace last year, Eyjafjallajökull. Or something else like Vadlaheidavegavinnuverkfaerageymsluskúr.

Turkish has some long words, for example: muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebilecekleri mizdenmişsinizcesine

Devrim

[Devrim]

I've been to anglesey before, but unfortunately never to llanfair

Unless you are coming from Ireland, I think it is pretty difficult not to go there.

Devrim

[Rjevan]

Turkish has some long words, for example: muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebilecekleri mizdenmişsinizcesine
Do I want to know what this means? :huh:

[Tjis]

After world socialist revolution, we are changing the name.

Yes it is not quite long enough yet.

[Rafiq]

Yes it is not quite long enough yet.

It will be changed to:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogochptrtcytwkrsbgsidyhrervsnstdhahdkaheswbwadk fewhafahwahfeaawfadf

[Devrim]

Do I want to know what this means? :huh:

Not really. There is a wiki page that explains it if you are interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_Turkish

Devrim

[Bandito]

Beat this. :)

Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebsw erkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft

German for: Association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services.

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz

German for: Cattle marking and beef labeling supervision duties delegation law

And,of course,

Lopado*temacho*selacho*galeo*kranio*leipsano*drim* hypo*trimmato*silphio*parao*melito*ypho*phatto*per ister*alektryon*opte*kephallio*kigklo*peleio*lagoi o*siraio*baphe*tragano*pterygon

Greek for: dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces.

It's interesting that the longest word in Vietnamese has only 7 letters:

nghiêng - meaning "inclined"

[progressive_lefty]

What happened to that thread where everyone posted funny Wikipedia links?

[Lord Testicles]

It's more like a set of directions than a place name.

"St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of Saint Tysilio by the red cave."

For really long place names, take Bangkok: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

Apparently it's a song.