Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Ever wondered about those appalling translations you sometimes see online? I recently found one of my own, and in this video I break it down to explain how it happened.

Chapters:
00:00 First things first
02:08 Main and subordinate clauses
04:15 Quirky verbs, part 1
05:00 Reflexive pronouns
06:54 Quirky verbs, part 2
09:01 Multiple meanings
10:13 A better translation?


Music:

"This is a Jazz Space"
by Midnight North
YouTube Audio Library

"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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