need your help

I need your help for proofreading of my diary. Some kind person is helping me with the magazine and diary. but since I update daily, I need a few more supporting. I dont want to update with broken and babyish English everyday. :-)

I dont want to bother and be burden for one person, so I got a good idea for one. I will leave * mark in the end of diary. It means I need your proofreading. Please give me copy and correct them and send me by mail, if you have time. I will change my diary when I get someone's proofreading first , and delete * mark.

I am very happy if you help me in your spare time. Thank you very much.
Mail is here "Proof reading". Thank you!!

Comments

[mari]

thank you very much for your nice offer. I would love to get proofreading when you find* mark in the end. Thank you!!

[Neil Duckett]

Your English is fantastic Mari but i am more than happy to help when i see something that needs proof reading.

[Mieka Jansen]

Hi Mari! I love your blog! I agree with the above comments - your English is very good! If you would still like some editing help, I would be happy to assist you!

[Mari in NYC]

Dear Mari-san,
I LOVE love love your site! Your English is excellent, don't worry about it. I must 頑張る and try to write as well as you do in 日本語。アメリカ育ちなのでやっぱ難しいです。You always write about such cool stuff - it helps me stay in touch w/ what's going on in Japan. 同じ名前の「まり」なのでいつも応援しています！

[Bob Lauhier]

The link at the bottom of http://smt.blogs.com/mari_diary/tv_commercial_ad_in_japan/index.html
is dead.

Also - you ask about the banned Panasonic ad with the girl on a bus. It's a London routemaster bus but could have been filmed anywhere - though it's designed for cities where we drive on the left hand side of the road.

[dimaks]

mari,
well. much have been said and i agree with them; you write well and your site is going well too. found your site through http://whatjapanthinks.com/ which i found through http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/ :)

best regards!

[yves seban]

hi mari,

Lovely blog, indeed. Thks for the subway announcement link ("Mamonaku, ichiban sen no..."), it brought back so many memories of my stays in Tokyo, worked like a Proust madeleine to my ears. I live in NYC, in tribeca. I often go to Chinatown for breakfast and food shopping. There's this bakery on canal street, called Taipan bakery. I think they're from Taiwan, 10 female servers, very busy, pastries and viennoiseries (croissants and such) between $0.70 and $1.50. Not as good as in Japan or Paris, but for NYC, it's heaven. But I noticed that I go there as much for the chime-music they continually play, like a carillon music for children, and it has a strong effect on me, also like a vague memory of things that I can't remember. But I know there's a carillon sound used in one of the Takemitsu Toru's film scores, (can't remember which one now), very sweet of course. I guess the bakery owners feel that chime music and sweets go hand in hand together, since there are many mothers with children, older people passing time.
Anyway, about proof-reading: indeed your English is great. (I'm French myself, living over 15 years in NYC, so I'm not a native Eng-speaker). But one common mistake Japanese make is their use of past tense, when relating something that happens on a regular basis. I'm sorry, I don't have an example right now, since I read a lot of yr entries...I'll try to find one and recontact you...
Thanls so much for your blog, perfect entry into Japan and Tokyo...
Yves

[Yokosuka Christine]

I just found your blog by accident! I think it's so nice and your English is very good, not babyish at all. I'll proofread for you anyway because I know conversational English is difficult. :) I love the way you write it though.

[W]

Hi Mari, I think your site content is interesting and refreshing. Definitely makes me want to visit Tokyo more! Keep your entries coming! Let me know if I can assist you in any way. best regards, W.

[Kaishin]

Me too, I prefer the writings with the * mark, they are genuine and charmingly Japanese!!

[Marco]

I agree with all others... you wrote so nicely! ;-)

[A. Shade, Seattle]

I agree with John, I love the way you write. Please don't correct anything, it is most enjoyable just as it is.

[John in Las Vegas]

Kanazawa-chan. I don't think you should try to correct any grammar or spelling. This is your charm! We love it the way you write it. It is perfect by itself.

-John

[Wan Zafran]

Your site's a great read, and it's extremely interesting too. A local's perception of things is always different from that of an expat's, :) That being said, I'll gladly help you out with any required proofreading.

[Sausage]

This is a great blog. It gives us insights into Japan from a local's point of view. Usually most pages about Japan are written by foreign visitors.

Keep churning out your great articles please!

[Engrish Speaker]

Not a matter of speech the good English. It surffice of can speech Engrish. Congraflatulations!

[hazmer]

i'm very impressed with the clean layout of the website. sasuga nihonjin!

and your english is fine! heiki heiki! after all, i believe that language is truly about self-expression, so however you express it, it's always right! :D

i'm a malaysian and am studying nihongo. i want to work as a game designer in japan one day, but need to get experience here first. i need your advice on japan's modern culture and my nihongo skills as well, so, yoroshiku onegaishimasu! :D

[Vykintas]

i have read some on your posts, but saw none of the * marks.
Your English isn't broken at any form or shape. But keep in mind, i can always help, i have nothing to do better anyway, i'm killing time sitting at the computer and waiting for the 1st of Septemper (kidding).

By the way, i find this project very useful and interesting, so if any kind of support needed, let me know, i will help.

[MaryAnn Lee]

Your site is great. I was looking up Uchu Senkan Yamato and found your page. I am half Japanese and was born and raised there until I turned 10. I'm now in Tornto, Ontario but I have family in Japan and long to back w/ my own kids to share w/ them where I grew up. Your site is fun and brings back so many fond memories for me. Keep up the good work!!

[corky]

I think your site is great, and I,too, think your English is just fine. I found your site because I have a passion for Asian offd of all kinds. I was looking for oxtail recipes and you showed up on Google, page 12. I'm from San Francisco area. http://corkyrsworld@blogspot.com

[John van Hulst]

Nice site! And please don't worry about your English: you're Japanese (I'm Dutch), I can understand what you mean perfectly!
I discovered your blog 'cause a Japanese woman wrote to me: "watashi mo anataga suki desu". I searched for a translation and found this site! Could you translate this for me? I know some words but not all...
If I can do anything for you, just tell me and I'll be glad to give some assistance, whatever!

Cheers, John

[g4u]

lovely blog and writing! don't worry about the spelling and grammar, the content is delightful. please keep your site going!