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writethisfanficIt's the first day of June and time for another WIP challenge. Today, we begin with a poll!
Today's discussion topic is language. The fanfic flamingo has something to say on the subject:
[Background — a six piece pie style colour split in three shades of pink. Foreground — the long neck and face of a pink flamingo.
Top text: love fanfiction in English
Bottom text: laugh uncontrollably over how ridiculous it sounds when reading some in your own language]
So, do you usually write fic in your native language or in another language? Why? What about reading fic? Is the flamingo right and fic in your own language sounds ridiculous?
Poll #7152 WIP challenge day 1 check-in
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12
What fic-ly things did you do today?
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Write
6 (50.0%)
Edit
3 (25.0%)
Research
2 (16.7%)
Send to beta
0 (0.0%)
Procrastinate
4 (33.3%)
Something else
4 (33.3%)
And how does that make you FEEL?
What is your fic all about? Describe in five words or less.
Today's discussion topic is language. The fanfic flamingo has something to say on the subject:
[Background — a six piece pie style colour split in three shades of pink. Foreground — the long neck and face of a pink flamingo.
Top text: love fanfiction in English
Bottom text: laugh uncontrollably over how ridiculous it sounds when reading some in your own language]
So, do you usually write fic in your native language or in another language? Why? What about reading fic? Is the flamingo right and fic in your own language sounds ridiculous?
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Date: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 20:55 (UTC)The fact that so many of my fandoms are Japanese in origin makes me aware of just how some concepts and ideas don't really translate between cultures.
*nodnod* Having a fandom from a culture as radically different from the Western one as Japanese culture is really drives that point home. We often forget that fact when our fandoms are from another Western country. Yet even then there may be fundamental cultural differences. It's just that they are harder to spot because we're blinded by the superficial similarities.