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Last week at my school spelling bee I made the final pairing
To win I had to spell one word or wind up tied and sharing
I closed my eyes and held my breath but then my bell got rung
They hit me with the longest word in all the English tongue
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A lung disease that makes you wheeze worse than tuberculosis
You might not guess to hear it but it’s a fact you see
This marble-mouth tongue-twisting word starts with a silent “P”
P N
E
U
–
M
O
N
O
–
then
U L
T
R
A
M I
C
R
O
- S
C
O
P
I
C
-
then you say
S I
L
I
-
C
O
V
O
-
L C
A
N
O
C
O N
I
O
–
then
S
I
S
-
Oh yes! Oh yes! Tee Hee!
When people hear you say it they may think that you’re a nerd
With five and forty letters it’s quite silly and absurd
It’s lots of fun to spell it so let’s all have a go
Just sing it out along with me so everyone will know
P N
E
U
–
M
O
N
O
–
then
U L
T
R
A
M I
C
R
O
-
S
C
O
P
I
C
- then you say
S I
L
I
-
C
O
V
O
-
L C
A
N
O
C
O N
I
O
–
then
S
I
S
-
Oh yes! Oh yes! Tee Hee!
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A lung disease that makes you wheeze worse than tuberculosis
It’s lots of fun to spell it so let’s all have a go
Just sing it out along with me so everyone will know
P N
E
U
–
M
O
N
O
–
then
U L
T
R
A
M I
C
R
O
-
S
C
O
P
I
C
-
then you say
S I
L
I
-
C
O
V
O
-
L C
A
N
O
C
O N
I
O
–
then
S
I
S
-
Oh yes! Oh yes! Tee Hee!
P N
E
U
–
M
O
N
O
–
then
U L
T
R
A
M I
C
R
O
-
S
C
O
P
I
C
-
then you say
S I
L
I
-
C
O
V
O
-
L C
A
N
O
C
O N
I
O
–
then
S
I
S
-
Oh yes! Oh yes! Tee Hee!
P N
E
U
–
M
O
N
O
–
then
U L
T
R
A
M I
C
R
O
-
S
C
O
P
I
C
-
then you say
S I
L
I
-
C
O
V
O
-
L C
A
N
O
C O N I O – then S I S Oh yes! Oh yes!
Tee Hee! |
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