Bothering The Fourth Estate.

The Herald decided to print my latest offering of one of my many potshots at the Union, details below:

Word power

Speaking of long words, I too await a day. The day when the antidisestablishmentarians of the Unionist parties in Scotland get their comeuppance. Not long now, I suppose.


I'm not in the habit of using ridiculous verbosity normally (honest), but it was a response to the following letter:


Count on it

Your previous correspondents (Letters, April 6 and 8) have come up with the usual suggestions for the longest word in English.

But anyone with a Chambers dictionary and too much time on their hands can find a word 16 letters longer, as I am afraid I did a long time ago.

Though I have never been able to slip it into conversation, I await the day with relish when I meet a person with a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silicate or quartz dust so that I can say: "Ah, you must have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis."


And you thought my letter was tenous...

And for posterity, the link to the paper, http://www.theherald.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1329112.mostviewed.points_of_view.php