I had the same doubt when (yesterday) I tried to withdraw IOTA from my account.
So I tried to copy and past the address to notepad and the characters are in the string.
However, since yesterday I have been waiting for the transfer to begin (it is still "processing"...I opened a support ticket and I'am waiting for a response).

I'm note sure if the IOTA Receive adress can be shortened, please keep us updated.
Several people should be affected if this is an issue.
BR xMines