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Just realized one of the works I'm soloing contains quite a bit expletive language (lots of solider quotes). I was just wondering if LibriVox has some sort of censorship policy regarding expletives, or if its safe to just record the source as it was written?
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If it's the Anzacs in Egypt one, it was written by a chaplain - so I wouldn't think the language would be too bad. Even if he is talking about the fleshpots of Cairo and a heap of bored soldiers
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I haven't read in a while, but one of the chapters I started with had a lot quasi censored cursing "b-----" and "d----", etc. Usually obvious for context, but my Victorian swearing conventions aren't super great. I'm expecting plenty of n-bombs too, because pretty much any Anzac works going to have plenty of those.
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If the text doesn't spell out an expletive, you aren't planning to supply it, are you?
I suppose every MC has his or her own understanding of the matter, but I simply read the letter, if that's what it is, and leave it at that.
I suppose every MC has his or her own understanding of the matter, but I simply read the letter, if that's what it is, and leave it at that.
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Often if it's censored like that, it's very clear which expletive was meant. If that's the case, and if it won't blister my delicate tongue, I'll go ahead and say it. Just sounds weird otherwise. If it's not clear what's meant, then I'll read it as just the letter, or just "blank." Even though I think it still sounds weird. It's kind of like breaking the fourth wall. If you're really into the story, and you hear a hardened soldier say "blank" instead of swearing at you, it jars you out of the story and back into the real world. Or at least, that's my feeling.
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And I go with what is written as much as possible. Adding the expletive when the author put in "d---" is changing the text to OUR sensibilities, rather than leaving it with the Victorian (or whatever era) sensibilities. So I work with it rather than putting in a word the author and/or publisher was afraid to spell out fully.
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