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    Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
    I never understood how this is wrong.

    Ich - I
    bin - I assume this means 'am'
    ein - one
    Berliner - someone from Berlin

    Where did JFK go wrong? And more importantly, is this why the Kaiser had him bumped off?
    All of those translation assumptions are correct. Nicely done.

    It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

    If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post
    All of those translation assumptions are correct. Nicely done.

    It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

    If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.
    berliner.jpg

    That is not a donut. That is a Bismark.

    Still funny though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post
    It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

    If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bi...2_urban_legend
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