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Q&A My story is written in English, but is set in my home country. What language should I use for the dialogue?

I've seen some examples in stories where the author writes the dialogue primarily in English but uses certain phrases written in the native language of the character with footnotes of an approximat...

posted 6y ago by N. Dosker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:17:31Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar N. Dosker‭ · 2019-12-08T11:17:31Z (about 5 years ago)
I've seen some examples in stories where the author writes the dialogue primarily in English but uses certain phrases written in the native language of the character with footnotes of an approximate translation of the phrase. That could help you give your story some individuality while keeping it available to an English-speaking audience.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-13T00:04:19Z (almost 6 years ago)
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