Miscellaneous

Do British people dub American movies?

Do British people dub American movies?

So, the roundabout answer is, no. The UK — and Australia for that matter – does not dub/sub-title US films.

Is there any difference between British English and American English?

The three major differences between American and British English are: Pronunciation – differences in both vowel and consonants, as well as stress and intonation. Vocabulary – differences in nouns and verbs, especially phrasal verb usage and the names of specific tools or items.

Why are English dubs American?

Dubs don’t just appear out of thin air. Somebody has to want them, and pay for them. That means they would probably want the English variant for their target audience, which evidently more often happens to be an American company, and so the variant is American, too.

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Are movies in Hungary dubbed?

The vast majority of films in Budapest are dubbed into Hungarian, though there are a decent number of English language films with subtitles.

Why does English dub sound so bad?

Originally Answered: Why are anime dubs sound weird most of the time? The problem with dubs is that not everything translates directly into English in a way that makes sense. In order to accommodate this change, publishers often alter the script. Doing this, however, changes the tone of some scenes rather dramatically.

Does UK dub anime?

Manga UK still occasionally dub anime they release. Recent examples include commissioning the dubs for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (though using the same American voice actors from SAC) and Millennium Actress (this was actually dubbed in the UK, not sure if it contains British actors though).

Is British English still used in the US?

Yes, sir! US English it is. That said, British English is of course well understood throughout the English speaking world, and in some cases, using British English could help give a touch of “European chic” to some European products marketed in the US.

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What is the difference between British English and American English?

British English tends to keep the spelling of words absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), whereas American English often adapts the spelling of words to sound as they are actually spoken. There are also many cases where different words or terms are used to refer to the same thing.

Is a US English translation out of place in the UK?

We now know that a US English translation will probably not be out of place in the UK, even though UK English remains, of course, the dominant variant. In the interest of fairness, a similar test had to be done within US websites (*.us) to determine the degree to which the US market accepts British spelling and terms.

What is the difference between US and UK style?

However, the serial comma is mandatory in US English (except in the journalistic AP style) because all other US style guides recommend using it. Acronyms (Initialisms, per UK) are usually in all caps in US English but title case in UK English. For example, NASA and UNESCO (US) are Nasa and Unesco (UK).