So, let's say you're writing a story that takes place in another country that has its own language and its own slang, but are writing this story in your own language, which has its own slang. How do you deal with the issue of slang in the story? Do you use the version (or the closest approximate) from the other language, or just use your own?

Why is it that English speakers cannot seem to pronounce the 'ts' sound? Maybe it's just my state? The people I've met lately? I've known forever that English speakers have trouble pronouncing the Japanese 'r' (It's almost a cross between a d and an r sound; think of how it sounds when you roll your r's), but 'ts'? English has a 'ts' sound, like in ( Read more... )