Short conversation
Dick: “Which is the longest word in the English language?”
Harry: “I don’t know. Do you?”
Dick: “Yes, I do.”
Harry: “Well, what is it?”
Dick: “Smiles”
Harry: “That isn’t very long, just, six letters.”
Dick: “Ah. But there is a mile between the first, and the last, letters.”
Harry: “Which word is shorter if we put another syllable on the end?”
Dick: “Oh, there is no answer to that question. You can’t make a word shorter by putting a syllable on the end.”
Harry: “Oh, yes, you can. It’s the word short. If you put the suffix –er on the end, it’s shorter.”
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