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<font size="+1"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I am
editing a technical paper which was either originally <font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">written</font> in <font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">J</font>apanese and
translated, by a native Japanese-speaker, into E<font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">nglish<font face="Times
New Roman, Times, serif">, </font>or written in English by
a native Japanese speaker -- I am not exactly sure which --
and the fractured syntax reminds me <font face="Times New
Roman, Times, serif">very</font> much of th<font face="Times
New Roman, Times, serif">e t<font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">e<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">xtÂ
in the factory repair manua<font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">l for my 1970 20<font face="Times New
Roman, Times, serif">00 Roadster.<br>
<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I <font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">c<font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">an s<font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">ay that
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">while
reading that factory manual and puzzling
out what <font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">the writer really meant is
kind of amusing sometimes, having to
re-cast <font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">the text <font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">in
this paper</font></font> into <font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">p<font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">r<font
face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">oper technical English is a
lot of work<font face="Times New
Roman, Times, serif">!<br>
<br>
<font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">Gary <font
face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">McCormick</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">San Jose, CA<br>
<font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">1970 2000,
SRL311-13291</font><br>
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