Thursday, September 9, 2010

Fun Finnish Fact of the Week

For those who are interested, I have a fun Finnish fact.  On the first day of Finnish I, the teacher informed us that Finnish words tend to be long because singular words can express quite a bit of information.  The longest Finnish word is 61 letters long:

lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

This word describes an assistant mechanic junior officer trainee who specializes in airplane jet engine motors.  Seems like an odd word to have, but apparently it's an official position in the Finnish army!

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