Martin Fritsche wrote: >> german?! >> >> i have heard: you can say in one word, almost an entire sentence >> >> is that true? > > Not realy. But you can build very large words like: > Donaudampschiffkapit�nsm�tzenfabrikbesitzer > That would mean the owner of the factory for the hat of captains of > steamboats on the donau river :-)
Not just in German -- you can actually do that in many european languages. In Danish: Donaudampskibskaptajnshattefabrikejer It's the same as saying "Donau steam ship captain hat factory owner" in English -- we just leave out the spaces. /Jonas
