[Lexicog] Long compound words

[Hayim Sheynin]

Dubbie,

I foward to you the message from Bill Poser (MIT). my colleague
on LexicographyList about official dropping 63 letters German word.
Is it not funny?

Erev tov,

Hayim


On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Dr. Fritz Goerling
<fritz.goerling at yahoo.de>wrote:

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> Are there any other languages with such long compound words ?
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>       Germany Drops 63-Letter-Long Word From Official Usage
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> http://www.businessinsider.com/rindfleischetikettierungsberwachungsaufgabenbertragungsgesetz-2013-6
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> Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.
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> Or see:
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/germans-word-long-language
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> Fritz Goerling
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