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PeterH Jan 14, 2006 13:05:01
Replying to FourWinds

Yes, but German is even more constructable (yes I can invent new words too)

The French fight a rearguard action to prevent American English words creeping in - "le weekend", but the Germans construct ever longer descriptive portmanteau words

G gyrus
gyrus Jan 14, 2006 13:32:42
Replying to PeterH

Yeah, German makes our need for loads of hyphens when colliding different words kind of clumsy.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 14, 2006 13:49:36
Replying to PeterH

>> Yes, but German is even more constructable (yes I can invent new words too)

My wife, who is German and has a masters degree in English and Spanish linguistics doesn't agree with you there.