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"Country Eggs" and an Egg Cup

An egg cup looks somewhat forlorn among many sake (rice wine) cups in a trinket shop in Japan. Country bumpkins (=Landeier, “country eggs” in German) in my hometown are not familiar with Western egg cups. Hence, this odd souvenir landed up

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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

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Denglish and Japanglish for Job Seekers

In Japan, today is a public holiday called Labour Thanksgiving Day ( #勤労感謝の日 ). Historically speaking, it has its origins in 新嘗祭 (Niiname-sai), an ancient Shinto ritual practiced by the Emperor as a way of praying for a good harvest. You c

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