By Prasiddha Gustanto Senior writer and editor at ALVEO People have written in languages that are not their mother tongue for thousands of years. Yet, it wasn't until the past few decades that the world of academia came up with a term to describe this phenomenon. That term is “exophony.” Coined by scholars Susan Arndt, Dirk Naguschewski and Robert Stockhammer in 2007, the term, as its Greek roots suggest, is a combination of “exo” and “phonic”, with “exo” meaning “from outside” and … [Read more...]
How not being a native English speaker makes me a better UX writer
Companies often list “native English speaker” as a requirement but are they missing out on first-class writing talent? Dragana explains why non-native English speakers actually make for great UX writers! By Dragana Milovanovic Originally published on UX Writers Collective “The folks in the US should do it,” he said. “We can write the content, but they should do the review. They’re a native English speaker after all.” Sigh. Another person who thinks that I’ll never be as good in my … [Read more...]