越権・Overstepping my bounds
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越権・Overstepping my bounds

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(English text below)

Journalyでは日本語がかなり人気な言語ですね。日本文化とかアニメとかの影響だというわけでしょう。日本語を学びたい知り合いがたくさんいます。ただ、修正できるほど日本語を理解する方は少ないですよね。わたし、初級の投稿で手伝いたいけど初級者を手伝いながら間違えたら良くないですよね。だからネイティブに任せます。ネイティブじゃないのに修正をする人をたまに見ます。わたしにはそんな勇気なんてありません。勇気と愚かさは紙一重ですね。でもその人にとっていい練習かもしれません。

Japanese is a pretty popular language on Journaly, huh? Probably because of the influence of anime and other aspects of the culture. I know lots of people who want to learn Japanese. Yet, there are only a few people on here who speak it well enough to make corrections. I want to help with the beginner posts, but if I make a mistake correcting a beginner, it would be bad, wouldn't it? So, I leave it to the natives. I sometimes see people who make corrections even though they aren't natives. Me, I don't have that kind of courage. There's a fine line between courage and foolishness. But maybe it's good practice for those people.

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