tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2820520291590185221..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: What 1000s of Errors? "Please Stop" v2.0Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24677991524932287952015-06-26T10:09:19.414+08:002015-06-26T10:09:19.414+08:00Looks like the link to Richardson has been taken d...Looks like the link to Richardson has been taken down.<br /><br />But the intent to find errors in English reeks of elitism, and certainly is redolent of what the KMT and Japanese did to Taiwanese speakers who were forced to use their languages. Errors in foreign language use are systematically produced and hard to eliminate. Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35362559339665400262009-03-18T22:18:00.000+08:002009-03-18T22:18:00.000+08:00I love spammers and trolls -- it's always entertai...I love spammers and trolls -- it's always entertaining to have people with no functioning brain cells stop by to leave an insult. I suggest you Google the discussion on <I>they</I> as a third person singular.<BR/><BR/>If you're bright enough to use Google, that is.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14219785693348701052009-03-18T20:31:00.000+08:002009-03-18T20:31:00.000+08:00The author prides himself on being such an expert ...The author prides himself on being such an expert on Chinglish ("Anyone who edits Chinglish for a living, as I do,"), but then a few paragraphs later goes on to write: <BR/>"Whoever this person is, they should immediately cease...". THEY? Ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72586966545813662132009-03-17T01:15:00.000+08:002009-03-17T01:15:00.000+08:00That is the impression one gets when they read the...<I>That is the impression one gets when they read the river of drivel being generated by members of this group via mass emailings. A bunch of nuts.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Then isn't it time to name this group, and show examples of their "river of drivel"? So far, you are the only one who knows of their existence.<BR/><BR/>Are they on the web?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-58764685510521721952009-03-14T12:40:00.000+08:002009-03-14T12:40:00.000+08:00I suggest, anon, you join their group for a little...I suggest, anon, you join their group for a little while, and see for yourself.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-23519567649437674622009-03-13T22:08:00.000+08:002009-03-13T22:08:00.000+08:00That is the impression one gets when they read the...That is the impression one gets when they read the river of drivel being generated by members of this group via mass emailings. A bunch of nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1711975686161639682009-03-13T08:48:00.000+08:002009-03-13T08:48:00.000+08:00Michael Richardson is a dupe for an organization o...<I><BR/>Michael Richardson is a dupe for an organization of bitter and disaffected Taiwan Independence supporters (or the opposite others have speculated). <BR/><BR/>This group has been (rightly) marginalized by other TI organizations and has splintered off in the typical self-destructive fashion of the DPP and its offspring (New Tide vs. Formosa vs. vs. vs...).</I><BR/><BR/>Is there any evidence for this accusation, or does this unsubstantiated claim qualify as a smear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33648592433054969742009-03-12T15:01:00.000+08:002009-03-12T15:01:00.000+08:00It is like when they pointed out the mistakes in t...It is like when they pointed out the mistakes in the Taitung's government book about Taiwan aboriginals. They select a couple of obvious mistranslations -adulthood for adultery- when the reality is that a Native speaker will be repelled to read the whole book, as the whole text is something that gramatically and semantically makes no sense, because it is not the way the language is naturally used.<BR/><BR/>Seems the corrections are artificial and forced down.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, as you say Michael, nothing can pierce the guy's perfect image. It works too well with the Taiwanese ideals. If it breaks down, there goes their wjole system of beliefs. And this is the core of the problem: they need to believe. Only a mayor shakeup might awaken the majority from their slumber.TicoExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924420017053186115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-89302566143725612542009-03-12T01:15:00.000+08:002009-03-12T01:15:00.000+08:00I hope one day my thesis will be looked up by othe...I hope one day my thesis will be looked up by others. Thanks to Endnote and the internet; those citation mistakes are a thing of past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10365959313746359962009-03-11T17:33:00.000+08:002009-03-11T17:33:00.000+08:00I haven't been paying too much attention to this s...I haven't been paying too much attention to this story, but it is kind of funny that the "corrector" makes so many English errors. <BR/><BR/>If this happened in Australia, I'd think it were a comedy group pulling an elaborate prank.cfimageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311764476271044148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24991024992265626522009-03-11T16:22:00.000+08:002009-03-11T16:22:00.000+08:00There was a similar scam involving Vladimir Putin'...There was a similar scam involving Vladimir Putin's doctoral thesis - pointing out that large parts of it may have been plagiarised. Hell, wasn't there something about Joe Biden plagiarising essays as well? I forget. No knowing if any of it is true, of course. But yeah, pointing out errors on a doctoral thesis is pretty stupid - like you say, in the main they seem to be typos and wrong dates, the kind of thing which anyone might find in a document several hundred pages long. However, anyone standing for election for high office should expect to have their work gone through with a fine-tooth comb, we can't be having cheats in high places.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-284722883990762862009-03-11T16:17:00.000+08:002009-03-11T16:17:00.000+08:00Michael Richardson is a dupe for an organization o...Michael Richardson is a dupe for an organization of bitter and disaffected Taiwan Independence supporters (or the opposite others have speculated). <BR/><BR/>This group has been (rightly) marginalized by other TI organizations and has splintered off in the typical self-destructive fashion of the DPP and its offspring (New Tide vs. Formosa vs. vs. vs...). <BR/><BR/>As a marginalized fringe group, rather than letting their message speak loud an clear, they have decided the best way to succeed is by attacking other TI groups and attempting to tear them down. This is true especially in their juvenile feud with FAPA. <BR/><BR/>This groups is wasting human resources, wasting time, and muddling the message that needs to be uniform and resonant. Undermining FAPA is not the way to win friends and influence people. It is an excuse for a viable alternative.<BR/><BR/>I hope everyone who encounters this group does what they can to shut them down and relegate them to the inconsequential hole of nutty conspiracy theories and first year college debates on the Illuminati. To entertain their agenda is a pathetic waste of all our time and talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com