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Originally posted by geekgurl

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch


which means, "The Church of St Mary in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio near a red cave"


http://www.nwt.co.uk/english/anglesey/llanfairpg.htm

 

Thats actually in Wales in the UK.

Its also the longest word in the Oxfod dictionary I beleive :)

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Originally posted by Shars



Thats actually in Wales in the UK.

Its also the longest word in the Oxfod dictionary I beleive
:)

 

Yeah, can you believe I've actually been there not once, but TWICE? I mean, nothing there but a big sign with the town's name on it, and some shops to buy postcards in ... more important, it's along the train/ferry route I took from Bath, England (where I was studying) to Dublin, Ireland back in '88, and it's also along or near a road my husband and I were on when tooling around Northern Wales on our UK trip in 2001.

 

I wish I woulda known you then, I'd have tried to meet up with you somewhere in London! :cool:

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