[subtitler-l] punctuation

[Matthias Buercher]

i use punctuation because it tells the viewer if the phrase is ended or there will be a continuation.
for the same reason btw i use the ellipsis (...) only when the phrase will not end (interrupted or open ended speaking).
matthias



On 18 févr. 2011, at 16:47, Rouane Itani wrote:

> There seems to be 2 schools of thought regarding punctuation in subtitles.
> 
> 1 that keeps everything the way a text would be in print
> 2 that drops punctuation for ease of reading on screen
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> I wonder what people's experience has been on that front
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> thanks,
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