On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:28:11 +0100, Martin Hotze
wrote:

Robert Perkins wrote:

"Ich bin Berliner" toent richtig. "Ich bin ein
Berliner" hoert sich komisch aus.

IBTD.

Doch! (IMO, natuerlich!)

FTR, an expression like "He went to bat for Charlie and I" also sounds
real funny. Grammatically correct doesn't make it colloquial.
Colloquial doesn't make it grammatically correct.

Rob, will mince languages for food

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