Re: [tied] Re: The personal pronouns of PIE (and other families) ar

From: P&G
Message: 43013
Date: 2006-01-18

> One more BTW: on German TV yesterday I heard another 'mit die <adj>
> <noun>' with acc. 'die' for correct 'den'. How common is this 'error'
> in colloquial German (after eg. 'mit')?

Mit can be followed by die in correct German, since mit functions also as an
adverb. This can confuse English speakers, who think the mit governs the
following "wrong" case. E.g.
Diese Katzen sind mit die schoensten, die ich .....
("These cats are amongst the most beautiful that I ...)

Peter