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guillaumeb

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1. I can pronounce the first,

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2019, 02:39 PM

May 2019

and have seen many examples of it in churches and gift shops.

It means religious art that is badly crafted.

Hint on the pronunciation: there are 4 syllables.

bon dieu se rie.

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These are the hardest-to-spell words in the English language, CNN: [View all] Stuart G May 2019 OP

I can pronounce the first, guillaumeb May 2019 #1

They are all foreign words cyclonefence May 2019 #2

And yes, of course, these are words we use every day. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #3