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by Symbiote 685 days ago
In English we would put spaces between parts of a "compound" word.

> Sundheds data nettet

Sund-hed is "sound-ness" (or even "sound-hood"), i.e. health.

> The health data network

2 comments

Yep. not putting spaces on compound words doesn't twist the tongue but twist the eyes!

Eyetwister

In Norway this is called engelsk orddeling and is a source of gentle amusement, or occasionally outbursts of irritation.

See https://www.diskusjon.no/blogs/entry/878-orddeling-en-engels...