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Q&A English words in a non-english sci-fi novel

I think it is important to write what your intended readers will easily understand. If you are a native speaker and inclined toward English-sounding words; they are probably inclined to understand ...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:43:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:43:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think it is important to write what your intended readers will easily understand. If you are a native speaker and inclined toward English-sounding words; they are probably inclined to understand that perfectly, so go ahead.

Otherwise, using your native language, you create a cognitive dissonance; namely how did YOUR language come to be the one used for such a technology, when everywhere in the world, English is the default language for technology, for academic papers, for engineering, etc.

Use what will probably be used; and if you **don't** , write a brief explanation for how some other language came to be used.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-16T13:42:32Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 9