x4740N@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoLemmy users what are some things translators do that absolutely infuriate you ?message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareLemmy users what are some things translators do that absolutely infuriate you ?x4740N@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 days agoOr when the character is bilingual but the subtitle just says: [speaking a foreign language]
minus-squarenoughtnaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-219 hours agoZoe: swears in Chinese Subtitle: “[SPEAKS GALACTIC LANGUAGE]” FU, everyone knows that that’s a real language and probably a very juicy phrase that would be absolute golden to know for some other occasion! ^(PSA there exists a site with every phrase translated and explained)
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes ago site with every phrase translated Because Mandarin?
Or when the character is bilingual but the subtitle just says: [speaking a foreign language]
[Untranslated Wookiee speech]
Zoe: swears in Chinese
Subtitle: “[SPEAKS GALACTIC LANGUAGE]”
FU, everyone knows that that’s a real language and probably a very juicy phrase that would be absolute golden to know for some other occasion!
^(PSA there exists a site with every phrase translated and explained)
Because Mandarin?