Articles
December 19, 1997
SWET Newsletter, Number 78
Lecture and New Year Party [announcement]
The New Nelson's: Behind the Scenes (LER) [Q&A with project supervisor Prof. John L. Haig]
Book: The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Towards Greater Linguistic Literacy (CMDeW) [bases of systems for romanizing Japanese]
Political Translation Seminar [announcement: seminar, advanced series]
Leader: Fred Uleman [announcement: planned seminar, advanced series]
Copywriting Seminar [announcement: planned seminar, advanced series]
October 19, 1997
SWET Newsletter, Number 77
Master Classes Launched [introduction of expert workshop series]
Patent Translation for U.S. Filing [announcement: master class workshop]
Leader: Bill Lise
Rewriting as Retranslating [announcement: master class workshop]
Leader: Lynne Riggs
SWET Interview (MS)
Featured: John Bester, book translator
A Day in the Life [one SWETer's workday]
Featured: Cathy Hirano, translator
Cyberjargon Corner (PF) [Internet slang]
List Lingo: bounced mail; SIG;... more
July 19, 1997
SWET Newsletter, Number 76
Summer Lecture and Party [announcement]
Speaker: Glen S. Fukushima, Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and Vice President of AT&T Japan, Ltd.
The Fun (and Frustration) of Translating Sazae-san (JY) [translating a classic Japanese comic strip]
SWET Master Classes [announcement: future expert workshop series]
Book Fair News (CY) [announcement]
Dear Aunt Eva (DS) [giving clients what they need rather... more
July 18, 1997
Protecting Clients from Themselves
by Doreen Simmons
Aunt Eva is in a thoughtful vein this time, as she examines the tactical and ethical problems of trying to give the clients what they need, rather than what they want.
Dear Aunt Eva, An editor friend of mine recently told me his job sometimes included “protecting clients from themselves.” I don’t recall seeing any such... more
May 19, 1997
SWET Newsletter, Number 75
The Invisible Hand: Inventing Newsletters and Other Legerdemain [workshop announcement: graphic design of newsletters, periodicals]
Leader: Arnie Olds
Annual Book Sale [report]
Book Review (DD)
Book: The Plain English Guide: How to Write Clearly and Communicate Better
Dear Aunt Eva (DS) ["appreciate you(r) calling"]
"Getting Published" (BS) [seminar report]
Seminar: "Are You a Writer Who Wants to Get Published?"
Panel:... more
March 21, 1997
Kyodo: Reuter vs. AP
by Doreen Simmons
Lovable Aunt Eva once again unsheathes her kindly old claws to tackle something on your behalf.
Dear Aunt Eva,
I am a Japanese translator with a doctorate in communications from an American university. Although I know that it is preferable to work from a foreign language into one’s own, I am often not able to do... more