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jejones3141 · 08-10-2004, 06:39 PM

I'm confused. Captioning Key says that idioms and dialect should be preserved, but when I watch BBC America with captioning turned on, the captions seem to violate that. A person says "innit?" but it's captioned "isn't it?", or says "aluminium" but it's captioned "aluminum." Are they catering to American viewers, or just doing it wrong?

08-10-2004, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
jejones3141 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 93	Captioning Anglicisms on BBC America? I'm confused. Captioning Key says that idioms and dialect should be preserved, but when I watch BBC America with captioning turned on, the captions seem to violate that. A person says "innit?" but it's captioned "isn't it?", or says "aluminium" but it's captioned "aluminum." Are they catering to American viewers, or just doing it wrong?