Re: Ship Prefix's

Allan Goodall wrote:

> Panzerkampfwagen = 4 syllables (panzer kamph wag en)
> PKW = 4 syllables (pee kay double you)

Nope, Pay Car Vay. Auf Deutsch, that is.

> It was a rhetorical question and a joke. I just find the idea of
Kennedy
> saying "Ich bin eine Hamburger" terribly hilarious for no apparent
reason.

No worse that "Ich bin ein Berliner". Listen to the sound track some
time. There is a moment of stunned silence before the crowd realises a)
What he said and b) What he meant.

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