Sometimes I think how sweet life is and then ... I get a piece of English like this to proofread:
Dr. Y., who is one of the Ninth B. Prize For E. (Y1999) awardees, moved to newly established "Inter-University Research Institute, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature" in April, 2001 in Kyoto City. He has been carrying out the research project titled "The quality of the environment in the river systems and reveal of the environmental consciousness. His study has not been limited in the field of natural science such as the ecology in the river systems and biogeochemistry, he also has been studying on the methodology which clarify how human being recognize the environment. After receiving the award, he has been contributed so many papers to academic journals and activating enegetically.
Posted by Joe at February 5, 2004 09:06 PMSounds about right to me.
Posted by: DJ at February 5, 2004 10:42 PMI know what you mean. Does the expression "you can't polish a turd" about sum it up? By the way, a quick search for YCPAT on Google brought me to a weblog called "Dog Door of Death". I haven't read any further yet, but I love the name.
Posted by: Ed at February 6, 2004 10:35 AMDO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT allow your name to adorn any finished document!
Posted by: martin at February 6, 2004 11:18 AMROaR! Martin hits the nail on the head once again!
Posted by: Joe at February 6, 2004 12:14 PMheh. Was it a native English-speaker who wrote it? If not, I've seen worse come out of here and the states!
Posted by: Lisa at February 6, 2004 10:51 PM