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eBook: Korean Handbook for Translation Agencies
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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...
Korea Business Advisor (Seoul Magazine) – Supplement to the Article “Three Topics That Will Interest the Koreans You Meet on Business”
In my latest column for Seoul Magazine’s November issue, I cover some areas for fruitful and interesting discussions with Koreans as a way to establish rapport and build strong business relationships. To go deeper into this topic, visit the links below. Ambassador Mark Minton’s Interview on Korea Business Central –...
Insights into Levels of Speech and Bus Violence in Korea
A couple months ago, an African-American teacher in Korea got into a fight with an elderly Korean on a bus. More specifically, the American thought the Korean had used racist speech against him and he hit the Korean, which another passenger managed to get on video: [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://youtu.be/Nyw1aCbgm8g]...
I Just Picked Up My Certificate of Translation Competence, Grade I
As mentioned in a previous posting, I recently passed the highest level certification exam for translation of Korean into English. Until now, I only had the online confirmation, but today I picked up the original certificate at the office of the Korean Society of Translators.
More Trash Than Usual for a Monday Morning at Artist Apartments
I love the way we sort our trash into 7-8 different categories of recycleables each Monday morning here. Last week, due to the Chuseok holiday, they did the recycling a couple days early, so with all the packaging left over from the Chuseok gifts and the extra days between trash...
The Seaweed Chuseok Gift from GAFIC
One of the benefits of being a consultant to the Gyeonggi Province of Foreign Invested Companies is that they do nice things for me. Here's the latest in the form of a Chuseok gift:
