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How should SFX be handled?
The original should be replaced with a translation SFX
A translation should be placed next to the original
A translation should be in the margins
SFX shouldn't be translated at all
 
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Post #536547 - Reply To (#536545) by Hiraa
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15 years ago
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Well, I guess Asian would work too, but most people only think of people of Oriental (such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean) descent when they hear Asian...
Although I think in the UK they use actually do use "Asian" to refer to people from Pakistan and India, since they have a lot of immigrants from those places (and not as many Oriental people)


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15 years ago
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*By the way I meant people from the Indian Subcontinent/South Asia in general, not just Pakistan and India, are referred to as "Asian" in the UK...

and I hope saying "Oriental" is not considered offensive...


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15 years ago
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When you say American Indian do you mean people that are Indian from South America too?
You should also change Black or African American to Black or of African descent. (I found out that most people that have African ancestry way back don't call themselves black. It seems to be used a lot as an American term. Obviously not exclusively because some Aborigines consider themselves Black)
Also, if your white or black but also Hispanic?


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15 years ago
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I'm Asian (Taiwanese), and proud of it 🙂


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15 years ago
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How about South Asian? I'm from Bangladesh but I don't really consider myself Asian (cause that's usually associated with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, etc.) nor Arab/Middle Eastern (since those are mostly Arab League nations)


Post #536553 - Reply To (#536545) by Hiraa
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Glad I could help. >D


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Post #536554 - Reply To (#536546) by margiepeace08
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15 years ago
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That is true, since Portugal and Spain is more European than what many Americans would consider Hispanic. However there are also some people that do no like being lumped up as Hispanic for various reasons. It all mainly depends on what we mean by it, such as genetics or nationality.

Puerto Rico, for example, is considered Hispanic by many people since, genetically, its has a high percentage of Spanish. However, as a nationality, Puerto Ricans are American. Since Puerto Rico is an American commonwealth, calling someone from there "Puerto Rican" is the same as calling someone from Pennsylvania a "Pennsylvanian".

Blah, its all complicated.


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Whoo! Asians!


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15 years ago
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Gah I'm mixed! (Parents from different continents)

But I get the reasons for not including it as it wouldn't give much useful information, so I'll just refrain from voting this time 🙁


Post #536557 - Reply To (#536535) by friedo.obrain
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15 years ago
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I vote "Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin", since it is most common term in the U.S., but many consider the term a bit offensive, I think the term you're looking to cover both countries of Latin America as well as Spain and Portugal is "Ibero-american". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibero-America. Translated with the help of google translator, sorry, if you do not understand


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15 years ago
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Well South Asian is pretty much the same as Asian but with just the south added on....
It's also like asking why there isn't East Asian on there or something.


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Post #536559 - Reply To (#536554) by quark1020
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No, Puerto Rico is a territory like Guam, the Virgin Islands, and formerly the Philippines... It is not the same as calling someone Pennsylvanian, as that would denote they were a state. They are not part of the United States... until they are a state.


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Post #536560 - Reply To (#536557) by TheZero
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15 years ago
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Nope, he was right in what he was saying, Hispanic does refer to the people of Hispania(Iberian Peninsula).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania


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15 years ago
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That's Americans for you!
Are all Europeans now Latinos and Middle Easterns? And what about Australian? Pacific Islander may be? Lol 😀


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