No, because it feels like they’re gonna fall apart.
The translations are generally very good from what I’ve seen. Even the really old first translation from 1906 of Capital Vol I is very good. From my understanding, the guy who translated was a native German and English speaker, so that’s probably why. He has a foreword in the old-ass Capital where he’s like “I’m a farmer and I have 20 kids. I been working in the fields 12 hours a day and translating by night for years now. Someone please send help.” That’s my shitty paraphrasing from memory, but not far off.
Why is it weird reading them? Awkward translation?
No, because it feels like they’re gonna fall apart.
The translations are generally very good from what I’ve seen. Even the really old first translation from 1906 of Capital Vol I is very good. From my understanding, the guy who translated was a native German and English speaker, so that’s probably why. He has a foreword in the old-ass Capital where he’s like “I’m a farmer and I have 20 kids. I been working in the fields 12 hours a day and translating by night for years now. Someone please send help.” That’s my shitty paraphrasing from memory, but not far off.