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What's the best way to show a character speaking a foreign language in a fiction manuscript? Should the foreign words be italicized and include a translation? Should it just be included in the sent...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T01:17:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Ralph Gallagher
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2019-12-08T01:17:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
What's the best way to show a character speaking a foreign language in a fiction manuscript? Should the foreign words be italicized and include a translation? Should it just be included in the sentence and try and make sure the reader can guess at the meaning by using the surrounding sentences and words? Is there another way that's not coming to mind?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-02-23T23:41:16Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 23