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I see no reason you would do anything differently than if you were writing about an English-speaking character. I'm English. I can't speak any language other than English. But as a massive anime n...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2019-12-12T21:42:31Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T07:58:19Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
I see no reason you would do anything differently than if you were writing about an English-speaking character. I'm English. I can't speak any language other than English. But as a massive anime nerd, I have several stories - including one in first-person - that take place in Japan, with Japanese-speaking characters. They are written entirely in English, but I do use Japanese words that don't have English equivalents, as well as Japanese honorifics like _-san_ and _-chan_. These help subtly remind readers that, even if the story is written in English, the characters aren't actually _speaking_ English.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-02-16T09:29:04Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 4