Depending on the culture, circumstances and stage of life, people who stand out can face a number of difficulties. In Japan, for example, the phrase drummed into children from a young age is ‘The nail that stands up will … Read More »
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My fascination with language
Posted in January 10, 2015 By siteadmin
Like most translators, I don’t just do this job to pay the bills… I simply love working with language. I’ve always been a “words person.” In fact, this plays out in my life in a number of distinct ways. … Read More »
Parallels and Positivity
Posted in December 7, 2014 By siteadmin
Greetings! A warm welcome to this relaunched NativeChecker site. As each year comes to a close, most people inevitably reflect on the 12 months having passed, the good, bad (and the ugly) and how to make the following year … Read More »
Why I always loved writing
Posted in October 20, 2014 By siteadmin
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, … Read More »
Why an English site can boost Japanese businesses
Posted in October 20, 2014 By siteadmin
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, … Read More »
What to remember when writing a press release
Posted in October 17, 2014 By siteadmin
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a … Read More »