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elliemay1 | 17:15 Mon 05th Feb 2018 | ChatterBank
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Would you know what 'sesquipedalian' means without looking it up? It came up on The Chase today.
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Yep, Sesquipedalian played for Sheffield Wednesday.
17:30 Mon 05th Feb 2018
Yes, only because I'm a puzzler.
not a clue
I'd know because I've been accused of using sesquipedalian terminology plenty of times :-)
Yes. There used to be a radio panel game many years ago called 'Many a Slip'. Mrs Sesquipedalian featured prominently.
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I had to look it up. Think it has a lovely ring to it!
Prolix is another word which has a similar meaning.
Yep, Sesquipedalian played for Sheffield Wednesday.
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Sounds like a swear word!
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^ That was in answer to Jackdaw
Does it mean the same thing if said with a Yorkshire accent?
I Put the cream on
The O is long, ellie.
Only if you wax long Craft.
I beg your pardon Mamya...I'll have you know I wax regularly!
Of course ;-)
six footed ? comes up in Latin poetry - I;m surprised that Jay Dee didnt mention it
Has the metre of two dactyls and mimcs the sound of a horse galloping

abstinet ab ampullatis adfeétibus & ab sesquipedalibus verbis - er I used the internet for that
It's not six-footed, it's a foot and a half, ie six inches more than a foot.

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