• Germany Drops Its Longest Word: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz
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[QUOTE]Germany's longest word - Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz - a 63-letter long title of a law regulating the testing of beef, has officially ceased to exist.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The word - which refers to the "law for the delegation of monitoring beef labelling", has been repealed by a regional parliament after the EU lifted a recommendation to carry out BSE tests on healthy cattle. German is famous for its compound nouns, which frequently become so cumbersome they have to be reduced to abbreviations. The beef labelling law, introduced in 1999 to protect consumers from BSE, was commonly transcribed as the "RkReÜAÜG", but even everyday words are shortened to initials so Lastkraftwagen - lorry - becomes Lkw.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10095976/Germany-drops-its-longest-word-Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz.html[/URL]
wow.
too long for facepunch to avoid breaking
[quote] Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung (motor vehicle liability insurance) Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften (insurance companies providing legal protection)[/quote] Everyone take a minute and be really fucking happy that German is only an international language for the Olympic Committee and the Universal Postal Union.
No love for funny long words there. I'm just glad I never had to use that word.
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;40890122]Everyone take a minute and be really fucking happy that German is only an international language for the Olympic Committee and the Universal Postal Union.[/QUOTE] Those words merely are compound words. It's as if you wrote insurancecompaniesprovidinglegalprotection instead.
Was für eine unangenehmigende Dezision! Argh, Blödsinn! Someone please, restore it. This is a godlike tongue twister.
[QUOTE=DrDevil;40890237]Those words merely are compound words. It's as if you wrote insurancecompaniesprovidinglegalprotection instead.[/QUOTE] i like spaces separating shit tho im not in ancient greece
[QUOTE="Swedish"]Nordösterssjökustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranläggningsmaterielunderhållsuppföljningssystemdiskussionsinläggningsförberedelsearbeten[/QUOTE] Germany should get on our level with their scrubby compound words. I believe both German and Swedish technically could have words with an unlimited amount of letters in them, due to how the compound words' grammar works.
That's just word compounding though. Glad English doesn't really have that either way. I wonder what the longest non-compound German word is.
[QUOTE=DrDevil;40890237]Those words merely are compound words. It's as if you wrote insurancecompaniesprovidinglegalprotection instead.[/QUOTE] Yes but things get confusing without spaces. And long. Very long. To the point where it's just silly. Why do your people hate spaces so much?
I want this guy to try and pronounce it : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzRP_WLwEQ[/media]
Longest Swedish word is "nordvästersjökustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranläggningsmaterielunderhållsuppföljningssystemdiskussionsinläggsförberedelsearbeten" According to Guinness Record book from Wiki [url]http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ord[/url] I cant even translate that to english because i dont have the strength.
[url]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English[/url] 189,819 letters for the scientific name of titin. I think English wins.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;40890653][url]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English[/url] 189,819 letters for the scientific name of titin. I think English wins.[/QUOTE] Except that's a word that will be present in a lot of languages. remember that it's basically an organic chemistry compound word and a lot of the naming conventions are the same.
[QUOTE=NoS4A2;40890328]Germany should get on our level with their scrubby compound words. I believe both German and Swedish technically could have words with an unlimited amount of letters in them, due to how the compound words' grammar works.[/QUOTE] Yeah in theory you can just chain up any number of words. It's a chain of relations akin to "my mother's daughter's friend's ex-husband's car." Or in this case "the law's task transferring of the monitoring of beef labels"
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;40890653][url]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English[/url] 189,819 letters for the scientific name of titin. I think English wins.[/QUOTE] [url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Unsupported_titles/Protein/etymology]Full name[/url]
A lot of Germanic languages (Dutch as well) can make words of unlimited length by slapping words together.
[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40890453]I want this guy to try and pronounce it : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzRP_WLwEQ[/media][/QUOTE] [video=youtube;8LRllx9RVDs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LRllx9RVDs[/video]
[QUOTE=Bucketboy;40890459]Longest Swedish word is "nordvästersjökustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranläggningsmaterielunderhållsuppföljningssystemdiskussionsinläggsförberedelsearbeten" According to Guinness Record book from Wiki [url]http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ord[/url] I cant even translate that to english because i dont have the strength.[/QUOTE] northwestseacoastartilleryairreconnaissancesimulatorfacilitysupplymaintainencefollowupsystemdiscussionpreparationalwork Or something along those lines.
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[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;40890122]Everyone take a minute and be really fucking happy that German is only an international language for the Olympic Committee and the Universal Postal Union.[/QUOTE] They're not that hard to pronounce really
So, now what is the current longest word in German?
I still think German is a sexy language.
I dont care about the compound words in german, since its just the spaces, but the fact that I have to read dreiundsechszig (6 and 30) when its 36 and not 63 is fucking stupid.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;40891733]I dont care about the compound words in german, since its just the spaces, but the fact that I have to read dreiundsechszig (6 and 30) when its 36 and not 63 is fucking stupid.[/QUOTE] We will only change that after americans change their $30 to 30$.
German is quite easy to pronounce though, the front u and trilling may be somewhat difficult. but they aren't too challenging to get over.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;40891455]So, now what is the current longest word in German?[/QUOTE] Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft
[QUOTE=Skarr;40891544]I still think German is a sexy language.[/QUOTE] only when I speak it or my womenz.
[QUOTE=MatheusMCardoso;40891236][video=youtube;8LRllx9RVDs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LRllx9RVDs[/video][/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYlmamudFo[/media]
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