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Title: Rather outdated Swedish
Review: I suspect it has been some time since the author visited Sweden or even watched a Swedish movie. A quick glance through the phrases and translations gives me the feel of reading a novel from the 1940s. Using these phrases in Sweden will make you seem either comical or positively moronic.A few examples: Hardly anyone uses the antiquated polite form "Ni" any more. It might even be taken as an insult. This book uses it consistently. No Swede would ever say "Var s god och ge mig resväskan", which translates to something like "You had better give me that suitcase". The translation of "may I introduce miss Svensson" will sound hilarious in modern Sweden, unless you are auditioning for a part in a period movie from the second world war. If you are in search of an adaptor and ask for a "transformator" as suggested in this book, you would probably just get funny looks.Surely it must be possible to come up with something better than this?(For your information, I am Swedish.)
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