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OP I never heard how in happened, but Mark Twain was apparently quite fluent in German.
Here's a tidbit from "engines" episode 1064;
When Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's
Court uttered a bogus magic spell, he used a long German
word:
Konstantinopelitanischerdudelsachspfeifenmachersgesellschaft.
It means an "organization of bagpipe makers from
Constantinople." Should we regard that as six words or just
one?
I like the sound of "dudelsach" much better than "bagpipes".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mark Twain wwh 11/26/02 11:05 PM Re: Mark Twain AnnaStrophic 11/27/02 06:07 AM Re: Mark Twang Buffalo Shrdlu 11/27/02 10:26 AM Re: Dudelsach Faldage 11/27/02 11:38 AM Re: Mark Twain jimthedog 11/27/02 11:03 PM
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