Swet Columns
January 26, 1996
Interference by Overconfident Japanese
by Doreen Simmons
Need a friendly ear to pour your troubles into? A shoulder to cry on? Somebody, anybody, to whinge at? Write to Aunt Eva, who has been through it all and can share your pain. The names are changed but the situations are real.
Dear Aunt Eva:
I work as a checker and rewriter. I thought... more
April 15, 1986
Essays on Professionalism
Five essays by veteran SWET members address aspects of professionalism, particularly in a Japanese context, among writers, editors, translators, and those in allied professions. These opinion pieces were contributed to the SWET Newsletter by (in order of appearance) Lynne E. Riggs, Suzanne Trumbull, Mark Schreiber, Fred Uleman, and again Mark Schreiber.
What It Means to Be a Professional
by Lynne E. Riggs
From... more