On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 01:55:37AM +0100, Gregor Lingl wrote:
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> 
> Liam Clarke-Hutchinson schrieb:
> > German is an awesome language, I love the compound words (if that's what
> > they are). What does 'Gegenuhrzeigersinn' mean in English?
> > 
> 
> counterclockwise

Try "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützen".

More Oddities in Mark Twains wonderful "The Awful German Language".

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Q:      Do you know what the death rate around here is?
A:      One per person.
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