Monthly Archive: October 2011

I Found Big Park Chung Hee Supporters at Pinocchio Pension in Mallipo

I really picked a nice place to stay in Mallipo and what was especially interesting to me was the keen interest the owners of the Pinocchio Pension [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.pinocchiopension.com/] have in former Korean President Park Chung Hee. In the cafe, they’ve displayed every issue of the quarterly newsletter...

A Few More Photos from Mallipo

The tides at Mallipo are exceptionally wide. Take a look at the contrast between the high tide in the top two photos and the low tide in the bottom two photos below. Wished I could have spent another month down at the beach, but alas, I had to come home… 

eBook: Korean Handbook for Translation Agencies

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Understanding the Use of Spacing and Punctuation in Korean Writing

Understanding the Use of Spacing and Punctuation in Korean Writing

I recently sent out the latest edition of my Korean Handbook for Translation Agencies to many of my agency clients. In "[II] Korean Translation Style Guide" of the Handbook, there's a section on punctuation and spacing. In it, I mention that spacing around parentheses in Korean does not follow the...

Spending a Few Days at Mallipo to Reflect

We had a great event at Hwaseong in Suweon on Saturday, but afterwards, I was exhausted. On the spur of the moment, I decided to head to Mallipo (Click here to visit in Google Maps.) about two hours south of Seoul for a little quiet time of reflection. It’s not...