Swet Columns
January 19, 2004
Ideas into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing
Reviewed by Richard Weisburd [em]Ideas into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing.[/em] Elise Hancock. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. 176 pages, including front matter and index. ISBN 0801873304 (softcover). US$18.95.
Science is rapidly advancing in every direction. Over time, scientific writing is becoming increasingly complex, with ever growing numbers of technical words and concepts. Because of... more
January 12, 2004
The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind
Reviewed by Hugh Ashton The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind. Steven Pinker. London: Penguin, 1995. 494 pages, including preface, notes, glossary, and index. ISBN 0140175296 (softcover). £9.99.
SWET members are all professional language users; we are paid to express our thoughts, or those of others, in coherent terms. Our common professional tool is language,... more
November 20, 2003
SWET Newsletter, Number 103
This issue includes:
Meeting Reports: June 28 party in Tokyo: An Afternoon in Sendagi July 13 party in Kobe: After Us, the Deluge July 26 meeting in Tokyo: Translating Back and Forth August 3 meeting in Osaka: Translation: Theory and Practice Over Their Shoulders: How to Get Good Editor at Large: An A-Un Editorial Team Japanese Books Abroad:... more
November 15, 2003
Ghost-writing vs Over-editing
by Doreen Simmons
Ghostwriting is a special form of the writer’s craft. It often takes time for an author even to find his or her own voice; but the ghostwriter has to assume the persona of someone else. Novelists and dramatists are free to invent the characters and the content of what they say; but the ghostwriter has to take someone... more
July 29, 2003
SWET Newsletter, Number 102
In this issue:
Reading Japanese Advertising: Print to TV Threads on SWET-L: How Do I … ? Where Have All the Proofreaders Gone? Over Their Shoulders: Translating Marketing for Marketers Rough Words: Singularly Plural Dualities Ask Aunt Eva: No more than necessary Meeting Reports: March 22: Bringing History to Life March 27: Steering Committee... more
July 15, 2003
No More than Necessary
by Doreen Simmons
Aunt Eva shows us how to work around the pitfalls of working with someone who seems bent on giving you more than you need.
Dear Aunt Eva,
There’s this translator our agency uses. He’s been with the agency a long time, since before I joined several years ago. He translates accurately, but his writing style is... more