Comments on: Checking your Japanese-English Translations with Google Fight http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-39109 Michael Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:07:56 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-39109 Sorry for how mechanical and spammy that sounds, but basically what I mean is find people who are studying English and do a language exchange. There are so many Japanese studying English by themselves who have no native English speakers to help. Likewise, many English speakers studying Japanese are likewise without support from native speakers. So if we can all get together and help each other, things are better for everyone. I literally have dozens of blogs I make the rounds of, helping people with their English. So many that I ran out of time to keep writing the Japanese blog I started! So if some of you will pick up the English tutoring a bit, maybe I'll actually get back to my Japanese blog someday. :P Sorry for how mechanical and spammy that sounds, but basically what I mean is find people who are studying English and do a language exchange. There are so many Japanese studying English by themselves who have no native English speakers to help. Likewise, many English speakers studying Japanese are likewise without support from native speakers. So if we can all get together and help each other, things are better for everyone.

I literally have dozens of blogs I make the rounds of, helping people with their English. So many that I ran out of time to keep writing the Japanese blog I started! So if some of you will pick up the English tutoring a bit, maybe I’ll actually get back to my Japanese blog someday. :P

]]> By: Michael http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-39108 Michael Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:58:20 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-39108 Ultimate Google translation hack (if you're not in a hurry): 1) Start a blog in Japanese, preferably on a Japanese site (eg. Goo, FC2, etc.) -- 2) Post some stuff, even if it's really broken Japanese -- 3) Google: <em>site:.jp "english diary"</em> -- 4) Pick several from the many English blogs being written by Japanese people -- 5) Leave helpful comments on those blogs, being sure to include your blog address when asked for the URL of your own site -- 6) Chances are that some of those people will visit your blog and correct your Japanese. If so, be a nice friend and repeat from Step 5. If not, go back to Step 3 and find some more blogs. Ultimate Google translation hack (if you’re not in a hurry):

1) Start a blog in Japanese, preferably on a Japanese site (eg. Goo, FC2, etc.) –
2) Post some stuff, even if it’s really broken Japanese —
3) Google: site:.jp “english diary” –
4) Pick several from the many English blogs being written by Japanese people –
5) Leave helpful comments on those blogs, being sure to include your blog address when asked for the URL of your own site –
6) Chances are that some of those people will visit your blog and correct your Japanese. If so, be a nice friend and repeat from Step 5. If not, go back to Step 3 and find some more blogs.

]]> By: Tori http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38828 Tori Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:22:02 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38828 Hey hey hey. I emailed one of the guys over at Mozbot (they are mentionedo on the google fight page) and asked about the possibility of a Japanese version. (I also offered that we might be of help if they needed language help. nudge nudge.) I just got a reply and the guy said that he would talk about it with the other creators of the tool. And he used an exclamation point! (good sign) Here's hoping Hey hey hey.

I emailed one of the guys over at Mozbot (they are mentionedo on the google fight page) and asked about the possibility of a Japanese version. (I also offered that we might be of help if they needed language help. nudge nudge.)

I just got a reply and the guy said that he would talk about it with the other creators of the tool. And he used an exclamation point! (good sign)

Here’s hoping

]]> By: Tori http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38803 Tori Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:29:17 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38803 Good idea! It would be really cool if there was a Japanese version of Google Fight. they have french and Romanian(?). Good idea!

It would be really cool if there was a Japanese version of Google Fight. they have french and Romanian(?).

]]> By: harvey http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38797 harvey Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:54:13 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/11/27/checking-your-japanese-english-translations-with-google-fight/#comment-38797 Thanks! Fixed the link. Thanks! Fixed the link.

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