This is a demonstration of an extremely annoying Japanese input bug that just surfaced since iOS 13. It doesn’t matter what app you’re using, if you are dictating in Japanese, and you have the Japanese keyboard set, it starts receiving … Continue reading →
Ever have one of those times when you know a foreign language word for a common thing, you can see the thing, you know what the thing is, but for the life of you you can’t remember the English word? … Continue reading →
One of my nitpicks about my new Nexus 7 that I bought from the U.S. is that the Google Japanese Input method I downloaded from Google Play doesn’t let you switch back easily to the English keyboard. While the English … Continue reading →
I was having difficulty explaining to a Japanese person the difference between a “thing” and an “object.” Native speakers will tend to naturally use one or the other, depending on the situation. For example: An unidentified flying object. We wouldn’t … Continue reading →