@CatherineFlick I don’t think so, it’s not related...

@CatherineFlick
I don’t think so, it’s not related to foreigners. Origin unclear, some speculations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_verstehen

BTW it’s “zum Bahnhof”.

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@fiee @jensclasen goes to show how long it's been for me ^_^;;;;;;

7 May at 10:40 | Open on mastodon.me.uk

@CatherineFlick
Prepositions are generally not easy, I guess. And I assume I make many mistakes in English…

am = an dem = at the
zum = zu dem = to the

Many Germans also use wrong prepositions, depending on dialects. Common joke:

„Wo geht’s denn hier bei Aldi?“
„ZU Aldi!“
„Was, schon so spät?“

7 May at 10:44 | Open on literatur.social

@fiee haha! fair enough :D thanks!

7 May at 11:36 | Open on mastodon.me.uk

ppscrv

@CatherineFlick @fiee My favourite:„Gib mir ein Bier aber mit ohne Alkohol.“

7 May at 11:47 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

@ppscrv @CatherineFlick
“mit ohne” is quite common, but always used jokingly (so far…)

WRT alcohol: people often use “antialkoholisch” instead of “alkoholfrei”, but to drink something that removes alcohol is still wishful thinking 😉

7 May at 11:52 | Open on literatur.social