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Twain, Mark: The Awful German Language. v1. 11 May 2012
Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) was an American author and humorist. He seems to have become fascinated with the German language and mentioned it in several speeches that he gave in Europe.
At a speech in Vienna in 1899, he said: Quote:
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Google translate gives:
Personaleinkommensteuerschätzungskommissions-mitgliedsreisekostenrechnungs-ergänzungsrevisionsfund as: Personal income tax estimate commission member travel costs accounting-auditing supplement fund remove the first hyphen and it becomes: Personal Income Tax Assessment Commission member travel cost accounting audit supplement fund I have too much time on my hands. Last edited by banjomike; 05-15-2012 at 08:37 AM. |
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According to Wikipedia, currently the longest German word is:
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz = beef labeling supervision duties delegation law which consists of a measly 6 nouns. |
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