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Re: THEORY: Expanding in translation?

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Monday, March 10, 2008, 0:25
Hi!

MorphemeAddict writes:
>... > Chinese seems to have the shortest.
I don't doubt that. It felt extremely concise when I learned it. And then, I was extremely surprised how long the equivalent of 'Don't drink and drive!' was in Chinese. I forgot, however. Anyone? It was really long. (German: 'Kein Alkohol am Steuer!') ObConlang: Translations? **Henrik