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Punctuation

Japanese translation: No

17:09 Oct 22, 2012
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Subtitles
English term or phrase: Punctuation
Can someone tell me if Japanese subtitles should use periods at the end the line? Please reply in English
Globalme
Canada
Japanese translation:No
Explanation:
No period or comma in subtitles.
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michiko tsum (X)
Canada
Local time: 20:27
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5 +3No
michiko tsum (X)
5no period
masahirok


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
punctuation
No


Explanation:
No period or comma in subtitles.

michiko tsum (X)
Canada
Local time: 20:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuko Fujita
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  MariyaN (X)
9 hrs
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agree  Minoru Kuwahara: so far as I have seen ever, there has been none...-
2 days 13 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
punctuation
no period


Explanation:
As you see in the youtube videos below, Japanese subtitles should not use periods at the end the line.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNta26U3dn8
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaf_IgA4ZdY
masahirok
Japan
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Japanese
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