(March 4, 2010 at 7:07 am)Synackaon Wrote: Incorrect. George Washington chopped down a cherry tree, not Lincoln. And it is "Ich bin ein Berliner" which coincidentally is a pun as the ein refers to a class of object (in this case Jelly doughnut) instead of simply stating "Ich bin Berliner" meaning I am (of) Berlin.Incorrect.
"Ich bin ein Berliner" means "I am a Berliner" as much as "Ich bin Berliner" does. In fact, as Kennedy was speaking figuratively, "Ich bin Berliner" would have been the incorrect thing to say. It's an ancient urban legend that he said something wrong.
My sources? Wikipedia, and my German housemate.