Friday, October 21, 2011

German for Beginners

It's been a while since I posted a German Long Word of the Day, but in my yearly compulsory safety workshop, I came across a good one.

At first glance, I didn't even notice it.  But, then I got back to my US roots and realized that this was a really long bloody word.  46 letters.  Here it is:

Auslandsreisekrankenversicherungsbescheinigung

Pretty scary...but just a bunch of small works stacked together...which still reinforces my theory that Germany just don't like using the 'space' button.

The meaning:  Foreign travel insurance identification (more or less).  So, who wants to learn German?

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