Re: Getz ma Butter bei de Fische!

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, g <st-george@...> wrote:

>
> > This is what you wrote:
> > "
> > <Butter bei *die* Fische> (instead of the correct *der* after

bei,

> >> which is always followed by a dative) is colloquial
> > "
> > As it stands, you imply that the correct form is <Butter bei

*der*

> > Fische> which I found odd.
>
> My-oh-my, this is what happens when one's in a hurry!
> So sorry, mea pulpa! :-) Of course, <bei den Fischen>.
> (<*bei der Fische> is of course crapbunkummalarkey.)
>

Too bad. I kind of liked it ;-)


Torsten