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Q&A Characters speaking different languages

Let's suppose you can only write in English, and characters speak 2 different languages. How do you put it into writing. Consider 3 different situations: Person A speaks in language B, Person B re...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:50:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T10:50:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
Let's suppose you can only write in English, and characters speak 2 different languages. How do you put it into writing. Consider 3 different situations:

Person A speaks in language B, Person B responds in language B and then talks to Person C in language A.

Person A speaks in language B, Person B responds in language A so that Person A and Person C can understand.

Person A speaks in language A to Person C and then speaks in language B to person B.

You can add more situations, but let's assume you can only use English. How would you do it?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-07T23:51:16Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 1