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mikeash
4611 days ago
I know, but at least when rendered in English, "I am a Wiener" does not work to indicate a city.
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dublinben
4611 days ago
The correct English transliteration would be more like "vienner" which pretty closely follows the common English practice of adding an -er suffix to denote someone's place of origin.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/er_4
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/er_4