Monthly Archive: September 2013

Korean Translation Tip: Koreans Smile Differently When Writing

Korean Translation Tip: Koreans Smile Differently When Writing

I’ve discussed punctuation a few times before in these tips (including about colons, and periods). I guess you could say I’m finding this area to be fertile ground for writing ideas. The smiley is another interesting little difference between Korean and English. In English, we have a variety of smileys, including: :-),...

Instagram Is Not Immune from Korean Translation Errors Either

It can be exciting to have one's writing translated. I'm sure the folks over at Instagram are pretty happy to know that their mobile interface is localized into umpteen languages… Who knows? They might have even gotten it crowdsource-translated for free… Only problem is that… well, there's a mistranslation. No,...

Considerations of Current Location When Applying for a Job in Korea

Considerations of Current Location When Applying for a Job in Korea

** Visit the related discussion on Korea Business Central: “Is is possible to apply for a job when a person is out of Korea? Or I should just go to Korea and start applying for jobs while I am there?”[EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcforum/topics/korea-business-tip-is-is-possible-to-apply-for-a-job-when-a-perso] — Many factors are involved in the...