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Marketing - Tourism & Travel / name of a beer | | German term or phrase: Breithaupt Weiße | Viele Persönlichkeiten kehrten hier schon ein, unter anderem wohnte Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin hier, und Albert Einstein lies sich bei Oma Müller gerne einmal eine »Breithaupt Weiße« schmecken.
This is publicity for a restaurant, and it's the syntax of the clause that I don't grasp (I should think Einstein would be the one who was pleased; so why is it "gerne," not "gern"?), as well as the quoted words. I think "Breithaupt Weiße" has got to be the name of a white wine, but I can't confirm it. Oma Müller is the person who ran the restaurant.
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|  Susan WelshKudoZ activityQuestions: 240 (none open) ( 12 closed without grading) Answers: 280
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| | a type of beer | Explanation:
Susan - "Weiße" is often used to mean "Weißbier" - google "Breithaupt Weißbier" and you'll see that Breithaupt is the name of the brewery (Berliner Weißbierbrauerei AG). As for gern/gerne, it's used interchangeably and can be placed either after "sich" or "Oma Müller". Einstein apparently often popped in to drink a Weißbier, served to him by Oma Müller. |
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Karin Walker
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Local time: 18:48
| Grading comment Thanks again to all. I am now overdue for a trip to Berlin! (Sorry, I forgot to close this question until the system reminded me.)
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