Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-27829073-20160229120614/@comment-27829073-20160303071828

Prof. Draco wrote: Does still need a bit of an update, and some from previous seasons are missing. Sprachkind's table? I wrote Sprachkind in regards to a cooperation, but haven't gotten a reply yet. I wouldn't mind helping out with it.

Bheadr27 wrote: We had a thread 'To the Writers' once and I asked exactly that - why not ask a native speaker for translations? Well... this is what I got for an answer: "They know they're wrong sometimes. It's not always about the translation, but what name sounds interesting" Interesting and sad as "wrong sometimes" feels in regards to German as a total understatement and "sounds interesting" feels like a very poor excuse...

I wouldn't feel good about releasing something as official translation (in a TV show, book, etc.) without at least letting a native read through it..

Bheadr27 wrote: You see? Just accept it and use it for a private joke like all german viewer I know do ;-)) I accept/don't care about it while watching the show, but it's still quite frustrating if you take a closer look. (Ever read the Grimm Diary for Ziegevolk? That became a private joke right away in regards to bad German... I'm still not over the Ziege-wie...)

Other than that do I think it might be interesting to those fans learning German to see where the official stuff went wrong and what it means - or could mean (should have meant?).

Bheadr27 wrote: Oh and btw, nice blog ;-) Thank you. :)