yep, i was wrong. however, what JFK said was understood to be correct with or without the 'ein'max wrote:
No, not really. A person from Berlin is called a Berliner. The donut thing is also called a Berliner. They are pronounced exactly the same-Gunsmoke- wrote:
i think it has to do with pronunciation. ich bin ein Ber-LEE-ner is what JFK said, thus he didnt call himself a jelly donut. learn2german kthx.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ei … ban_legend