Re: [tied] Re: Latin - English derivatives, German

> -Thus, in your region nobody will
> > build the Perfekt for "sitzen" and "liegen" with "sein," but
> > with "haben."
>
> This is not standard German and will be considered bad
> German in an official environment.

The hackneyed joke is :
South German: Ich habe gestanden (I have stood < stehen)
North German: Was haben Sie gestanden? (What have you confessed? <
gestehen)

Peter