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From: pj@prime.UUCP (Peter J. Weyman)
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Subject: Kennedy's use of German language
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 10:33:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 10:33:42 1985
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This falls in the believe it or not category.  In this month's Reader's
Digest, there is a paragraph describing John Kennedy's "Ich bin ein
Berliner" statement.  Apparently, he *should* have said "Ich bin
Berliner".  In fact, the article claims that "Ich bin ein Berliner"
translates to "I am a jelly doughnut".

Someone out there must understand enough German to help me understand
why this is so...I frankly can't see it.

By the way, this was *not* in one of those "humour" sections of RD.

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