Comments on: Berliner http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/ Language and Culture of the German-Speaking World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peter hamberger http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/comment-page-1/#comment-88 peter hamberger Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:26:20 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/german/?p=58#comment-88 Yohann, " Ich bin ein Berliner" mag umgangssprachlich sein, falsch bzw. mißverständlich ist es keineswegs. Glaubst Du im Ernst, daß Du besser Deutsch kannst als Kennedys damaliger Dolmetscher? Übrigens "Berliner= Pfannkuchen" ist problematisch, weil es nur in Berlin bzw. von Berlinern so verstanden werden dürfte . Im Allgemeinen bedeutet "Pfannkuchen" "pancake". Yohann,
” Ich bin ein Berliner” mag umgangssprachlich sein, falsch bzw. mißverständlich ist es keineswegs. Glaubst Du im Ernst, daß Du besser Deutsch kannst als Kennedys damaliger Dolmetscher?
Übrigens “Berliner= Pfannkuchen” ist problematisch, weil es nur in Berlin bzw. von Berlinern so verstanden werden dürfte . Im Allgemeinen bedeutet “Pfannkuchen” “pancake”.

]]> By: Frank http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Frank Sat, 09 May 2009 08:15:29 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/german/?p=58#comment-87 I think many Germans have only been aware that JFK's phrase can be misunderstood to mean he was a doughnut since the English Wikipedia has existed. If you pointed out that bun pun to an innocent bystander, he would probably consider it a lame joke. For us[tm], it only means "I am a person from Berlin." I think many Germans have only been aware that JFK’s phrase can be misunderstood to mean he was a doughnut since the English Wikipedia has existed. If you pointed out that bun pun to an innocent bystander, he would probably consider it a lame joke. For us[tm], it only means “I am a person from Berlin.”

]]> By: Marita http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Marita Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:50:48 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/german/?p=58#comment-86 Yes, the Germans loved that he said that - they knew what he meant and it was funny too! It's just another part of why he was one of the most loved US presidents over there. Yes, the Germans loved that he said that – they knew what he meant and it was funny too!

It’s just another part of why he was one of the most loved US presidents over there.

]]> By: Yohann http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Yohann Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:08:30 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/german/?p=58#comment-85 You're entitled to your opinion. If that phrase was meant to be idiomatic, it's a stretch, but it could be intentional. It depends on the historian that you talk to. No big deal. You’re entitled to your opinion. If that phrase was meant to be idiomatic, it’s a stretch, but it could be intentional. It depends on the historian that you talk to. No big deal.

]]> By: Bhixma@mac.com http://www.transparent.com/german/berliner/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Bhixma@mac.com Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:26:20 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/german/?p=58#comment-84 Wonderful blog but I have a doubt about this post. At Wikipedia, you can read that John F. Kennedy didn't make any error: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner Wonderful blog but I have a doubt about this post.
At Wikipedia, you can read that John F. Kennedy didn’t make any error:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner

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