Dingbat
2021-01-28 10:31:20 UTC
A Japanese author of articles in English reports:
When a well-known literary journal accepted my essay, the founding editor
sent me her copyedits saying that she preserved my “delicate tone” and
my “own writing style,” and that she made several changes for “grammar
or clarity.” Tears of joy almost welled up.
https://lithub.com/embracing-imperfection-on-writing-in-a-second-language/
Is there be a Japanese style of writing English in a way that passes muster
with editors, is there a survey of writing styles in English, of authors having
various first languages other than English?
When a well-known literary journal accepted my essay, the founding editor
sent me her copyedits saying that she preserved my “delicate tone” and
my “own writing style,” and that she made several changes for “grammar
or clarity.” Tears of joy almost welled up.
https://lithub.com/embracing-imperfection-on-writing-in-a-second-language/
Is there be a Japanese style of writing English in a way that passes muster
with editors, is there a survey of writing styles in English, of authors having
various first languages other than English?