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by mrb 2548 days ago
HN should add the CSS rule "word-wrap:break-word". In fact this rule should almost always be the default for text that might contain excessively long words (such as user-submitted text on forums).
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(...Or german)
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

1: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rindfleischetikettierungs%C3... - check out the voice version!

You've got to love the "abbreviations" for these laws.

RflEttÜAÜG

I like that better than the American way of inventing stupid names, so that the acronym is "cute".
You should use &shy; or <wbr> between word&shy;parts for 100% pedantically correct word breaking.