Law change kills 63-letter longest German word The 63-letter word easily beats the 48-letter Donau- Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwe (Danube steamship company captain’s widow) which many German students learn at school. But now Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz, which revelled in the abbreviation RkReÜAÜG, is no more. … Continue reading →