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A Single Character Making a Big Difference of Three Months

It is the last day of the year in Japan – not the calendar year but the business/fiscal year (事業年度/会計年度). #年 means “year” but #年度 (Nendo) means business year. A single character 度can make a big difference – 3 months, in fact! If you want

Reading Between Lines Beyond Grammar Books

Have you ever been confronted with the task of translating #non-native #English? In my long career as a translator, I have come across many English texts in which the German structure in the author’s mind shines through. English tainted