Great one, David, (censored) inf..kingcredible! 
Not only on the size of words, but sentences, too The habit of putting the subject and verb at the opposing ends of a sentence, while also embedding a truckload of additional clauses and sentences in-between, regularly drives translators nuts
Recommended read for those interested in more details: Mark Twain's essay "The awful German language"
Btw., there is a german word that describes the fear or phobia of (using) long words:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie
(06-17-2020, 02:22 PM)Klaus Wrote: Technically there is no limit on the size of a German word. But I reckon at some stage you may have forgotten already where you started. ;-)
Not only on the size of words, but sentences, too
The habit of putting the subject and verb at the opposing ends of a sentence, while also embedding a truckload of additional clauses and sentences in-between, regularly drives translators nuts Recommended read for those interested in more details: Mark Twain's essay "The awful German language"
Btw., there is a german word that describes the fear or phobia of (using) long words:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie
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