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Owl was telling Kanga an Interesting Anecdote full of long words like Encyclopædia and Rhododendron to which Kanga wasn’t listening.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 8 “Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition” (1926)

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Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 8 "Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition" (1926) - Milne, A. A. | WIST Quotations

Owl was telling Kanga an Interesting Anecdote full of long words like Encyclopædia and Rhododendron to which Kanga wasn't listening.

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A simple word choice can be the difference between people accepting or rejecting your apology

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Toni Aittoniemi Nov 29, 2024

Kuntapäättäjä! Haluaisin tehdä valituksen!

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😄 #finnish #longwords #ChristmasLights

Martha Crimson Apr 3, 2024

Hm. Let's try that long word thing. I have some perfectly good Swedish laying around.
'Ecklesiastikministerium'
(Ministry for church questions - long since abandonded)
'Skadeståndsanspråk'
(Reparations claim)
'Biografpersonalansvarig
(Movie theater staff manager)
'Fanihelvetesdjävlasatans!'
(*bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!*)

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