How-tos | GETTING THINGS DONE Aug 11, 1999

Like it is

by Jean Pearce

Language is enriched by people who don't speak it very well, using phrases made up of words that contain the meaning of what they want to say but not the usual form. The result is sometimes quite effective. How about this one reporting a ...

How-tos | GETTING THINGS DONE Aug 9, 1999

A learning experience

by Jean Pearce

It is interesting to follow the drinking culture of Japan. In times when "Japaneseness" is being emphasized, sales of "Nihon-shu" (sake) and "shochu" (an indigenous distilled beverage that uses a variety of things that will ferment but mainly sweet potatoes) tend to increase. Beer ...