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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days ago

What is the longest word in your language, and what does it mean in English?

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What is the longest word in your language, and what does it mean in English?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days ago

I love the German word verbesserungsbedürftig, meaning in need of improvement. I’m not German, but thought this was a cracking word.

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

A weatherman saying it went viral ~9 years ago, if anyone wants to hear the pronunciation:

https://youtu.be/fHxO0UdpoxM

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