April 1909 - A little later - Page 1
NicAndBen on Sept. 10, 2018
(Ben) - I have a hard time making Ada look young. Her face just wants to look older than she is.
So the two of us speak a bit of German but not nearly enough to competently put together whole scenes where people are having conversations. We debated about how to handle this and settled on brackets around their text. Is this clear to you or have you seen better ways of handling it before?
skyangel at 4:09PM, Sept. 18, 2018
The doctor is cute, (he reminds me of Professor Calculus a bit!) Reading about your translation dilemma reminded me that back in the early days of TV they often used to talk English but throw in odd German words like mein, Fraulein or Herr just to remind you of their nationality.
NicAndBen at 2:41PM, Sept. 21, 2018
(Nic) It's funny because Ben actually based the doctor's appearance on his own father. Which means we've now realized that his father resembles Professor Calculus! Thank you for that! lol You know, as child I remember when certain shows/films would do that with characters and I'd always be a little confused as to why they would go in and out of both languages in the same sentence like that XD
Tantz_Aerine at 6:28PM, Sept. 14, 2018
She finally looks a little reassured!
NicAndBen at 12:03AM, Sept. 15, 2018
Yeah, with the doctor being able to speak German and her knowing that she's in a somewhat stable environment lol, things are looking up for Ada!
BearinOz at 1:47AM, Sept. 13, 2018
Yeah,fine ! Mine was a lot more cumbersome, when I had French and the English translations on my B.E. pages, but I wanted to go that way .
NicAndBen at 12:02AM, Sept. 15, 2018
Hey, whatever works, right? :)
BearinOz at 8:41PM, Sept. 13, 2018
oh, mon Francais est tres pauvre....but I cheat and use Google with the magic phrase "Translate into French -insert phrase- " B-)
NicAndBen at 3:41PM, Sept. 13, 2018
Thanks for the feedback! :) We talked about doing that same thing since seeing the characters actually speaking a different language is not only aesthetically pleasing but also helps create an authentic feel for the scene. However, we decided to try the brackets instead. Seeing it now, it's probably the best choice for us. Pretty sure our skills in German doesn't even compare to yours in French lol
mks_monsters at 4:52AM, Sept. 11, 2018
I've always wanted to learn German. I am fascinated by the culture and the language.
NicAndBen at 5:58PM, Sept. 11, 2018
Completely agree with you there, mks_monsters! Many times when people think of German culture, they only seem to focus on one part of their history, but (like in any culture) there's SO much more and it is most definitely fascinating! Plus, great food!! ^_^ And that's what really matters, right? lol
bravo1102 at 1:21AM, Sept. 11, 2018
It works well as opposed to asterisks and the translations across the bottom.
NicAndBen at 5:51PM, Sept. 11, 2018
Ok good. We were a bit hesitant about the whole translation issue, but we'll continue with the brackets since typing it in both languages just felt too lengthy and tedious. Thanks for your feedback, bravo! :)