What is the longest English word . . .

FrenchQueen

Posers and Puzzles

28 Jun 06

FrenchQueen

London

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28 Jun 06

What is the longest English word (15 letters) containing no letter more than once?

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

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28 Jun 06

It's a good thing riddles are uncopyrightable or you'd be in trouble.

FrenchQueen

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28 Jun 06

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
It's a good thing riddles are uncopyrightable or you'd be in trouble.

Well done 😉

Can you 'put your finger' on another one?

FabianFnas

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28 Jun 06

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
It's a good thing riddles are uncopyrightable or you'd be in trouble.

"uncopyWrightable"?

FrenchQueen

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28 Jun 06

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
"uncopyWrightable"?

No, Xanthos is correct, it's "uncopyrightable" after "copyright".

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Uncopyrightable

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

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28 Jun 06

Originally posted by FrenchQueen
Well done 😉

Can you 'put your finger' on another one?

Dermatoglyphics.

PS. Stop copying stupid riddles that everyone knows.

FrenchQueen

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28 Jun 06

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Dermatoglyphics.

PS. Stop copying stupid riddles that everyone knows.

If you know them and they're stupid, why waste YOUR time on here?
Let other people have a go then, simple as that.

FabianFnas

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28 Jun 06

Originally posted by FrenchQueen
No, Xanthos is correct, it's "uncopyrightable" after "copyright".

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Uncopyrightable

Anyone trying to copy Orville Wrights aeroplane will fail because it is uncopyWrightable... (!)