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.
No more Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft for you Fritz – The Sun
