Sarah Perez
11:39 AM PST · January 8, 2025

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[–] 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

gGmbH = gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung = limited liability company serving the public benefit

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    God damn the German language sure uses the entire alphabet in every word......How do they fit names onto their street signs???

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    the longest street name in Germany is "Bischöflich-Geistlicher-Rat-Josef-Zinnbauer-Straße", which I don't think is that different from something like "St Martin-in-the-Fields Church Path" in the UK.

    (I'm purposefully ignoring Wales, because they're just fucking with us at this point)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is the first g the "for public benefit" part? Because isn't GmbH an evil company?

    Also, isn't the norm that if you're doing good, you don't name the leader a CEO but a Director or something?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    yes, gemeinnützig = serving the public benefit (literally approximately: gemein = common, nützig = useful, i.e. useful to the common good)

    GmbH is just the (almost literal) translation of LLC.

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