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Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon
I think if people tried a little harder, they might adapt and dubs wouldn't be necessary.
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Actually, I do think you're correct, people do learn to read subs faster & better with practice, of course. Ironically, I've been leaving the Closed Caption on for everything I watch on Netflix (& some other formats) for some 5 years now. It's because I hate it when actors say something undecipherable! Drives me nutso! (which seems to be more acceptable to the industry)
I'm sure I hear things wrong sometimes -- but 80% of the time I ask the person watching next to me, they didn't understand it either, & apparently, they usually don't care. That, & I'm sure they hate when I ask.
So, I've gotten a lot of practice reading "subs" that way. I guess I hate missing dialogue more than watching with CC/subs.
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Originally Posted by Roiffalo
Only time I found them bothersome was when I get distracted by a sound or my eyes linger too long just anywhere, and I miss a line and have to rewind. It's annoying but tolerable. But it's also why I can't even read books anymore without a plot line or characters that'll just suck me in almost literally. Otherwise I stare at the page thinking about all the things I could be doing instead. Also why I prefer short horror stories as apposed to long ones.
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Oh ya, I'll rewind to catch what missed, & freeze-fame the big text. It does take you out of the immersement of the story. One reason I sometimes prefer dubs, like the good old Godzilla films.
Yep, like you said, sometimes I'll be reading a book, & then I'll find myself staring past the page, daydreaming about something else. That ADD?