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der Rechtschreibreformstau spelling reform logjam, stalling on spelling reforms
der Reformstau reform logjam, stalling on reforms
Note: Rechtschreibreformstau is a term used in an article in the Wall Street Journal (Aug. 11, 2004) by Konstantin Richter on the recent heated debate in Germany about Rechtschreibreform. The word Reformstau was chosen as the Wort des Jahres (German Word of the Year) in 1997.
RELATED: die Reform reform, der Stau/die Stauung traffic jam, blockage, logjam, die Stauanlage dam
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