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xbtdev

Longest stream of vowels ever.

What's the longest stream of vowel sounds you've encountered in your learning so far?

I recently came across this sentence, which made me realise we don't get that so much in English:

Va a ir a un museo.

Posted Oct 17, 2016, 5:45 AM UTC

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xbtdevOPLearner•

ir*

*Maybe it's just me being Australian that makes this a vowel.

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telelavoroLearner•

In Spanish, <r> is most definitely considered a consonant FYI.

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salubrium•

Another Aussie here. I don't know about a string of vowels but I don't know any words in English with as many syllables as desafortunadamente

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discorayado•

There are some not entirely uncommon words in English with eight syllables. Some examples:

  • overenthusiastically
  • internationalisation
  • utilitarianism
  • egalitarianism
  • totalitarianism
  • humanitarianism
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salubrium•

Here's a person who knows their 8 syllable words well :)

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xbtdevOPLearner•

Most people would never have any use for this word, other than for pointing out how long it is:

antidisestablishmentarianism

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