Forum » Tag: Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkba - Recent Posts http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitatenhauptbetriebswerkba The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 03:40:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php curry muncher on "New EU law to ban German compound nouns" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1493#post-4059 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:39:05 +0000 curry muncher 4059@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Nice idea - but it's already been done I'm afraid</p> <p><a href="http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2007/02/13/eu-rule-that-germany-must-have-shorter-nouns-006/" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2007/02/13/eu-rule-that-germany-must-have-shorter-nouns-006/</a><br /> </blockquote></p> <p>Bugger. I think I will award myself some stars to compensate. </p> Ostsee on "New EU law to ban German compound nouns" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1493#post-4055 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:23:54 +0000 Ostsee 4055@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Germany is a beautiful land with lovely people and a marvellous language. Trouble is, the silly chaps have no idea where the Baltic Sea is. </p> editor on "New EU law to ban German compound nouns" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1493#post-4051 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:02:00 +0000 editor 4051@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nice idea - but it's already been done I'm afraid</p> <p><a href="http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2007/02/13/eu-rule-that-germany-must-have-shorter-nouns-006/" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2007/02/13/eu-rule-that-germany-must-have-shorter-nouns-006/</a> </p> curry muncher on "New EU law to ban German compound nouns" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1493#post-4046 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:11:40 +0000 curry muncher 4046@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In a surprise announcement today, the EU set out its plans for the simplification of major European Languages; the most contentious recommendation being the complete elimination of German compound nouns. “This is a welcome move and one that will have immense benefit to the community as a whole. Anyway, it is well known that they only do it to wind everybody up” said an unnamed Conservative MEP.</p> <p>No more Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft for you Fritz – The Sun </p>