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Grace & Ross are back in the colonies.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Just imagine the fine print.

At 32- and 34-letters, Levensverzekeringsmaatschappijen and Projectontwikkelingsmaatschappijen are officially the two longest works in the Dutch language. They mean "life insurance companies", and "property developing companies," respectively.

Brokers, eh? Tsk. Tsk.
Posted by Grace at 2:01 AM
Labels: bureaucracy, Typical Dutch

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