Monday, August 19, 2013

Two Beer Please

My German friend said it never crossed her mind, but when ordering multiple items in a restaurant or bar, you don't always use the plural.  For example:

One beer please = Ein Bier bitte.
Two beers please = Zwei Bier bitte.

A more interesting example?  So how about two glasses of wine?   And the logic breaks down...

Two glasses of wine, please = Zwei Glas Wein, bitte,
Two glasses of wine, please = Zwei Gläser Wein, bitte.

Yup, both are fine.  That's weird.  If I'm wrong, please let me know.

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