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Ever since I first heard that story, I wondered about it. I took German in school, but didn't finish the semester, so I hadn't learned enough to judge...but it seemed like he'd said it right. Now I wonder just when it was I first heard the story...I mean, obviously I spent those twenty years not having heard it, first, then at some point after the book was published...
Well, thanks for clearing that up.
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Besides, the name Berliner for a pastry varies from place to place to what it is. It could be "Schribben" as the Berlin style bread rolls to a jelly donut to a flat piece of glaced large cookie. You can say that about Frankfurter (person from either Frankfurt Oder or Main - or a sausage), Wiener (sausage as well), Thuringian (yes, me - or a sausage), it doesn't matter. "ein [word]-er" just means one of that kind.
Besides, that's in principle where the word Deutsche(r) comes from. It means one of (us) people. So, narrowed down to a tribe, region, or city is absolutely grammatically correct. "ein" is just a specifier for emphasis. In this case, "Ich bin Berliner" would not put the emphasis on as needed. It would be akin to "I live or was born in Berlin." The "ein" makes it "I am one of you / I stand with you." because it literally states "I am ONE OF the Berliners."
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I've been curious where Deighton picked this up. Berlin Game is the best of the Bernard Samson spy novels and Samson is generally a reliable narrator. Moreover, while he is British, Samson grew up in postwar Berlin, spoke flawless Berliner German, and his closest friend was a Berliner. The conversation was with his superior, Frank, who was also an old-time Berlin hand.
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@FryzuxD
3 months ago
And then this "Fun Fact" ends up in a history schoolbook. I'd be shocked if it was the first time
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