#immediately convert the whole sentence in english to chinese

[leatherbookmark]

oh, but also, no poll because i can’t be arsed, but when you see abbreviations of the names of cnovel/cdrama characters -- like wwx, xy, jgy -- do you

a) read them as full names,

b) read them as acronyms (jay gee why?), or

c) other/it’s mixed? (i assume it’s easier to go ‘jay cee’ in your mind than jay gee why)

AND ALSO,

when you say characters’ names in your head (or outside of it?), do you

a) say them the way you’ve heard it in the drama (possibly even in a character’s voice) or ggl trans, with all tones present, all sounds correct, etc (or at least as correct as you possibly can)

b) say them in a roughly correct manner but like not stressing about it

c) your brain/mouth can’t really process those sounds/tones :(

d) other/it depends on the situation?

#i'm team a in the first question and team a/d in the second question #sometimes the way i 'read' the characters' names in my head is straight up the soundbites from the drama or at least Very similar #and sometimes its just like. yknow how it's annoying when fics preserve tones in all character names and titles and basically all #borrowed words? yeah it's also annoying in your own head. so when i'm 'reading out loud in my head' the narration has no tones #but in dialogue i'm sort of 'imagining' the characters saying it so the tones in the names are there even though obviously i can't #immediately convert the whole sentence in english to chinese #but i sort of... imagine the general emotional tone of the dialogue? as though i was imagining a drama version of the fic scene #so it's like. '(name)! __________ ___________! ______. _____!' and like. there are no words but there is Emotional Meat #this doesn't happen every time i read a fic but. yeah #I HOPE ITS NOT COMPLETE NONSENSE OTL #shrimp thoughts