I'm reading Fairy Tale now and have been wondering why I need be constantly reminded about this automatic translation issue??
It is mildly amusing when he points out he said "Knock it off" but that what comes out is "Cease speaking"... But then I start wondering how exactly THAT works. I don't speak German but if I went to Germany and magically could communicate, would I know if my German was archaic or slangy and colloquial?
It's a strange thing, but I'll live with it ๐
Thank you for the recommendation! I'm going to read this after my current book, thanks.