Explain what John F. Kennedy meant when he said, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” and comment on how his statement reflects the geopoliti

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Explain what John F. Kennedy meant when he said, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” and comment on how his statement reflects the geopoliti

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Alex73 [517] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-26T16:06:58+03:00

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By not leaving out the indefinite article "ein," he supposedly changed the meaning of the sentence from the intended "I am a citizen of Berlin" to "I am a Berliner" (a Berliner being a type of German pastry, similar to a jelly doughnut), amusing Germans throughout the city.

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