Taking Things Too Literally in German

This guest article examines "The Pitfalls of Literal Translation" between English and German. One of the first lessons a language student has to learn concerns the dangers of assuming that just because something is expressed a certain way in English, it will work the same way in German (or vice versa). If you want to make your German "one wall free" (einwandfrei) and have a good laugh, read this article!

Wort des Tages: Daily German