Free Ways to Ease Your COVID-19 Experience
My last post, 8 Movies to Distract You from COVID-19, was about catching up on classic movies to distract yourself during this crisis. Distraction is a valuable mental health tool, because it gives us...
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#SongsOfComfort During Physical Distancing
Welcome! This pinned post is where you can find links to my COVID-19 playlists. Read on to learn about the playlist initiative and what you’ll find in each list, or boldly click on one of these quick...
View ArticleWord Usage Quiz for Writers #3
If you’re like me, any healthy distraction is welcome in these quaran-times. The smaller, the better. And ideally, something I can do without guilt. So it seems like the perfect time to resurrect...
View ArticleStuff You Missed in History Class – Black History Episodes
A lot has happened since my last post. George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers, protests against his killing are being carried out across the country (and around the globe), and many...
View ArticleWord Usage Quiz for Writers #4
Want another word usage quiz to keep you sharp during quaran-times? Don’t worry; I’ve got you covered. Which Word? 4 How well do you know these similar-but-different words? Each question in this short...
View ArticleJapanese Phrase of the Month – October 2020
I kept meaning to do a “commonly mistranslated phrases” type thing for my crew at Funimation, but then I thought, why not do it in my Copious Spare TimeTM instead, so that I can share it both here and...
View ArticleJapanese Phrase of the Month – November/December 2020
Welcome to back to Japanese Phrase of the Month! This month’s phrase is… 「何かと」 Have you been translating it correctly? Two of the things you learn in first-year Japanese class are that 何か means...
View ArticleJapanese Phrase of the Month – January 2021
Happy New Year! The first Japanese Phrase of the Month for 2021 is actually a verb: 「～兼かねる」・「～兼かねない」 Have you been translating it correctly? When you stick the verb 兼ねる to the end of other verb...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month – June 2021
Welcome to the Japanese Phrase of the Month for June 2021! Yeah, I know it’s been a few months. I did admit from the beginning that this might not be monthly… This month, let’s talk Japanese pronouns!...
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Happy International Translation Day!
Happy International Translation Day to translators and interpreters around the world! With every job, we bring people more of what they need or want across boundaries of language and culture. Be proud...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month 復活！！ – November 2023
復活！ Japanese Phrase of the Month is back! Welcome to the relaunch of Japanese Phrase of the Month. Now that I own my own business and have the time, this little corner of the internet will be...
View ArticleTech Tip: Converting Smart Punctuation to Straight Punctuation in MS Word
Welcome to MS Office tech tips: quotes and apostrophes edition! As this blog has discussed before, different clients have different document formatting and commenting requirements. Most of us probably...
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Japanese Language Corner: When “But” Doesn’t Really Mean “But”
The Detail Woman here, back with another Japanese learning and translation post. Have you ever felt betrayed by your introduction to Japanese words for “but”? If so, I get it. が、けど、しかし、and それにしても are...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month – December 2023
2024 is almost upon us, but would you like one more Japanese Phrase of the Month before the new year? You would? Perfect! Here we go… 「それにしても」and Friends Have you been translating them correctly? One...
View ArticleUChi-Con 2024 Slides
Thanks to everyone who came out to my Anime Translation & Localization panel at UChi-Con over the weekend! You were a great crowd with great questions. There’s so much we didn’t get to, like how...
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