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I find that in German you often have to wait for the end of a complete sentence, often including a couple of subordinate clauses, to have a clue what is going o
by globalise83 5y ago
I find that in German you often have to wait for the end of a complete sentence, often including a couple of subordinate clauses, to have a clue what is going on. Let's just say that backwards numbers are the least of my problems living in Bavaria.
- Someone 5y agoThe German word for that is Bandwurmsatz (“tapeworm sentence”, because it goes on and on and on). Native speakers likely have a higher threshold for calling a sentence that than foreigners.
- globalise83 5y agoGreat word. Will go into my lexicon along with Sitzfleisch, Pimperlgsund and other gems I have picked up along the way.