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[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

As a German, this word was compounded incorrectly anyway. Adjectives don't get compounded. So it would be "Beweglicher Torpfostenkrieg"

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look guys, I found the Grammer Nazi.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's actually quite easy to correct, so why not mention it?

Make that "moving goal post war" a "goal post movement war" and now it's all nouns and valid to compound them.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

German...Grammer...Nazi...

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[–] Turun@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is wrong. That would describe a certain type of war, but specify that the war is movable.

I think the "Torpfostverschiebekrieg" mentioned in another comment would be the best solution.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But surely wouldn't that imply the existence of such thing as a 'goal post war'? Because the term is meant to mean '(moving goal post) (war)', and not '(moving) (goal post war)'

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Beweglicher-Torpfosten-Krieg looks about right.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yes that makes sense

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[–] khapyman@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

On the other hand in Finnish that's can be one word: maalitolpansiirtosota. No sense implied.